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Jabba The Hutt
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So many users her argue there should be a political solution to the incel problem, for example enforcing monogamy, or making sex outside of marriage illegal (like it was in the past).
The probability this will happen in your lifetime is very close to 0%.
First, there is the democracy argument. With a rising % of men being incel, sooner or later a poliltical party should try to capitalize on the trend (in theory) and try to get the votes of incels.
The problem with that argument: We are NOT living in an actual democracy, but in a plutocracy.
Rich capitalists basically own all the politicians, and they lobby them to make laws that favor the rich/powerful.
What matters in actual society is power, not the % of votes.
And when it comes to actual power, incels have very little.
Because, when a man gets power (in the form of wealth, social status, or fame) he is no longer incel. (because women like men with power)
So even if ~40% of men are incel, the total power they share is much less than 40%
Second, politics is downstream from culture.
Enforcing monogamy would go against the culture that currently dominates the West, a form of progressive Christian egalitarianism.
Almost all people believe in this culture.
For a politician who has sympathy with incels to recommend enforcing monogamy, would simply be political suicide.
But cultural changes take very long, hundrets of years. So, again, no chance this will happen in your lifetime.
Third, there is the argument that society will just collapse when a big % of men drop out.
Now, there is some validity to this claim, but again it's mostly a cope.
Our modern societies are so efficient and productive, that they could keep running even if only 10% of people actually work.
And also historically, there were many polygamous socities (with high status men having harems) that lasted for a very long time.
So our society simply adopting polygamy is more realistic than a total collapse.
TLDR: hoping for a political solution is cope, it won't happen in your lifetime. (if it ever happens)
You better try to get the best that you can get, in the current system.
The probability this will happen in your lifetime is very close to 0%.
First, there is the democracy argument. With a rising % of men being incel, sooner or later a poliltical party should try to capitalize on the trend (in theory) and try to get the votes of incels.
The problem with that argument: We are NOT living in an actual democracy, but in a plutocracy.
Rich capitalists basically own all the politicians, and they lobby them to make laws that favor the rich/powerful.
What matters in actual society is power, not the % of votes.
And when it comes to actual power, incels have very little.
Because, when a man gets power (in the form of wealth, social status, or fame) he is no longer incel. (because women like men with power)
So even if ~40% of men are incel, the total power they share is much less than 40%
Second, politics is downstream from culture.
Enforcing monogamy would go against the culture that currently dominates the West, a form of progressive Christian egalitarianism.
Almost all people believe in this culture.
For a politician who has sympathy with incels to recommend enforcing monogamy, would simply be political suicide.
But cultural changes take very long, hundrets of years. So, again, no chance this will happen in your lifetime.
Third, there is the argument that society will just collapse when a big % of men drop out.
Now, there is some validity to this claim, but again it's mostly a cope.
Our modern societies are so efficient and productive, that they could keep running even if only 10% of people actually work.
And also historically, there were many polygamous socities (with high status men having harems) that lasted for a very long time.
So our society simply adopting polygamy is more realistic than a total collapse.
TLDR: hoping for a political solution is cope, it won't happen in your lifetime. (if it ever happens)
You better try to get the best that you can get, in the current system.
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