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What even is the main problem of inceldom? If it was just the lack of sex, that problem could be easily solved with an escort. But clearly it is not; the common problem is the lack of validation. People here are angry because they have been socially rejected and they wish they could experience the validation someone of higher status than them experiences. People here don't just want sex, they want to be found attractive to women who aren't being paid to do so.
Of course the desire is not biological. However, that doesn't mean you can easily detach it merely by being 'self-aware'.
The controversial part comes in whether or not that virtual desire can be expunged completely; you can't just snap your finger and let go of your ego, because the only thing that would seek to kill the ego is the ego itself. Most of the time going down that path fails; instead people create for themselves a narcissistic "false self" which will prevent them from seeing the difference between the internal and external reality. Ironically, the same narcissism arises that would otherwise arise in the previous state of mind, and perhaps even more so. And that can often lead to some inconsistencies in the way one tries to express the newfound desires they wish for.
Is there a solid way of absolving the proposed socially indoctrinated values and beliefs without falling victim to the case of extreme narcissism defined by psychoanalytic theory? That is a question left unanswered.
Of course the desire is not biological. However, that doesn't mean you can easily detach it merely by being 'self-aware'.
The controversial part comes in whether or not that virtual desire can be expunged completely; you can't just snap your finger and let go of your ego, because the only thing that would seek to kill the ego is the ego itself. Most of the time going down that path fails; instead people create for themselves a narcissistic "false self" which will prevent them from seeing the difference between the internal and external reality. Ironically, the same narcissism arises that would otherwise arise in the previous state of mind, and perhaps even more so. And that can often lead to some inconsistencies in the way one tries to express the newfound desires they wish for.
Is there a solid way of absolving the proposed socially indoctrinated values and beliefs without falling victim to the case of extreme narcissism defined by psychoanalytic theory? That is a question left unanswered.
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