The majority of incels are rotters, spending nearly all day at the comfort of their computer with the disdain of going outside and meeting new people, due to self-hatred, insecurities, lack of confidence, or neurodivergency.
For this reason, incels can easily be compared to prisoners stuck in solitary confinement.
You may argue the incel has more freedom than the prisoner, and therefore they’re incomparable, however incels spend most of their time online bathing in negative content, which in return corrupts their mind and makes them desensitized to things within the real world, harming their mental health.
This would be congruent to prisoners, as research indicates severe solitary confinement [is] associated with an increase of psychotic symptoms, paranoia and hallucinations, even among psychologically healthy humans. (Cochrane and Freeman, 1989).
Moreover, an analysis of 177 mass shooters conducted by the Virginia Commonwealth University has identified social isolation as the most important external indicator leading up to the attacks. It should be noted this only takes account of mass shooting, and excludes other crimes an incel would be equally likely to commit (i.e homicide, rape, assault).
Furthermore, prisoners held in long-term isolation are 33% more likely to commit suicide than those of the general population (Samarth Gupta, 2018).
In conclusion, chronic social isolation -- especially when reinforced online -- can severely harm mental health and increase the risk of destructive behavior, making incel isolation comparable to the psychological damage of solitary confinement.
Given these points, I’ll reassert the question within the title, and ask you once more: what’s stopping you from breaking? Is it brute optimism? Family? Please, let me know, because I’m deeply interested.
For this reason, incels can easily be compared to prisoners stuck in solitary confinement.
You may argue the incel has more freedom than the prisoner, and therefore they’re incomparable, however incels spend most of their time online bathing in negative content, which in return corrupts their mind and makes them desensitized to things within the real world, harming their mental health.
This would be congruent to prisoners, as research indicates severe solitary confinement [is] associated with an increase of psychotic symptoms, paranoia and hallucinations, even among psychologically healthy humans. (Cochrane and Freeman, 1989).
Moreover, an analysis of 177 mass shooters conducted by the Virginia Commonwealth University has identified social isolation as the most important external indicator leading up to the attacks. It should be noted this only takes account of mass shooting, and excludes other crimes an incel would be equally likely to commit (i.e homicide, rape, assault).
Furthermore, prisoners held in long-term isolation are 33% more likely to commit suicide than those of the general population (Samarth Gupta, 2018).
In conclusion, chronic social isolation -- especially when reinforced online -- can severely harm mental health and increase the risk of destructive behavior, making incel isolation comparable to the psychological damage of solitary confinement.
Given these points, I’ll reassert the question within the title, and ask you once more: what’s stopping you from breaking? Is it brute optimism? Family? Please, let me know, because I’m deeply interested.
