How can depression play a role in consuming redpill?

No_Jelly_6635 · 2023-03-05T05:41:54+00:00

I think for a lot of young men that are lonely and have low self esteem it’s like a safe haven? A lot of the young men that follow/join that community crave validation and information to tell them that they are not the problem. That women are inherently evil and superficial. Additionally it sells this idea that the red pill has it figured out with “how to attract women” “how to use women for sex” etc

It helps make them feel less alone x

For young women with low self esteem they’re craving validation and approval and as such they follow/ join these communities and cater to this collective to feel a sense of attention/validation (ex. Pearlythings even though she’s not looking for the men she caters her content towards lbr) they’re just looking for attention, compliments and a pat on the head. Also potentially a partner that will “pick them over the hoes” so to speak.

It helps people feel a sense of belonging and validates their irrational emotions. Just like a cult

Human beings that are not involved in real world causes that help others have difficulty with thinking outside of themselves. This in turn makes them super self conscious and vulnerable to being selfish and neurotic. Consuming this content (although it tells young men you are not the problem) further feeds into teaching them that they are worthless which makes them hate women more and more and want to have “control” over a women.

Just a cycle of

Loneliness and Depression-> watch red pill content -> dopamine rush from validation( feeling seen/heard) -> being told to work on yourself —> still struggling with relationships —> feeling worthless—>watch more contwnt —> hate women —> bitterness/loneliness/misery

Non stop

DaftWarror181 · 2023-03-05T07:38:32+00:00

Being depressed and seeking self-empowerment from online sources is one factor that can render someone vulnerable to ideological recruitment. There are also many correlates to depression such as substance use, social isolation and increased time online that are also factors here. Most guys I've known who got into TRP were seeking empowerment because they were depressed or had some negative experience that left them feeling down.

There are RP-adjacent, alt-light influencers like Jordan Peterson (a known "gateway drug" to TRP) who offer advice specifically for people who are depressed. It's actually rather easy to come across this kind of content inadvertently, without knowing what you're getting yourself into, just by looking for resources on how to deal with depression. Once someone starts viewing content from one of these "gateway" influencers on YouTube, the algorithms start recommending videos from other like-minded influencers within the same ideological milieu who promote more explicitly red pilled ideas.

I_eat_sand_everyday · 2023-03-05T14:00:40+00:00

Man I would’ve LOVED redpill at my worst. If there was someone to reinforce every depression based misconception I held about the world who knows where I’d be right now.

I think the problem was that nobody IRL could tell me WHY these things I thought were wrong, only that they didn’t exist. It made me feel gaslighted and furious because I could literally see them through my blue colored lenses so to me they were real. But nobody can deconstruct something in a way you understand if they don’t even know what it is you’re seeing. That’s the appeal of redpill, other people understand what you’re saying because they’re depressed themselves.

That’s the problem with modern society’s approach to mental illness imo. The people who experience it firsthand have no clue how to navigate out of it, and many professionals have access to this map of the metaphorical labyrinth without knowing where you currently are in it. So a good chunk of the time, it’s useless. Maybe that’s why people are so cynical about professional help I don’t know. I’m not saying it’s not legit, it definitely does help some people, but there does seem to be a gap of communication between patients and professionals

Mean_Mechanic9889 · 2023-03-05T15:43:15+00:00

I honestly think depression or lack of fulfillment in our own lives plays a large role in all online hateful stuff tbh.

uniquename1992 · 2023-03-05T14:25:31+00:00

I thought red piller don't believe depression is real

Title	How can depression play a role in consuming redpill?
Author	DefiantLiterature144
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Date	March 5, 2023 4:05 AM UTC (3 years ago)
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