The incel mindset is an elaborately constructed self-reinforcing worldview. Anything that might lead to self-improvement is cut off with hopelessness and self-loathing and thought-terminating cliches.
And Schneier’s Law applies: “Any person can invent a security system so clever that she or he can’t think of how to break it.” Incels trap themselves in a fiendish bespoke prison they have constructed for their own torment. If they didn’t direct that torment outward at people who don’t deserve it, they would be pitiable.
TheDoozer@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Hm… the only thing I can remember thinking after having been rejected was “phew, that didn’t work out, but glad I tried!” and moved on with my life. That… might be more to do with the general dissociation that I’m starting to realize has been a major theme in my life.
blarghly@lemmy.world 6 days ago
That’s definitely not normal. Most people feel some kind of negative emotion in response to any kind of rejection.
Taalnazi@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I think it’s okay to not feel negative to rejection either.