No, 80% of women are not sleeping with 20% of men

No, 80% of women are not sleeping with 20% of men. This 80/20 rule, a central part of red pill thinking, is a myth.

The basis of the belief that relatively few men have their choice of women while most men are left without a woman comes from a 2010 essay called “The Misandry Bubble”.

The key belief from that page is this:

“80% of women managed to reproduce, but only 40% of men did”

This is the core of the Red Pill 80/20 belief system.

That belief uses a New York Times Blog as its source.

It is based on a claim by one Dr. Baumeister. The problem? The claim isn’t true!

Actually, 81% of men have children and 87% of women end up having children

The point being, the central point of The Red Pill is based on a single study, was misrepresented, and indeed science found the myth of being cucked is just that: A myth

One piece of evidence frequently cited to support this is a 2009 OkCupid blog post. This study is no longer online and can only be found by getting an archived copy. Reading the study, it shows that while women find relatively few men attractive, they are more likely to message men they find less attractive, while men tend to only message really attractive women.