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==Meaning of the blackpill== | ==Meaning of the blackpill== | ||
Generally, the [[bluepill|blue pill]] refers to the denial of uncomfortable truths, the [[redpill|red pill]] refers to the revelation of an uncomfortable truth (in analogy to the film The Matrix), and the black pill refers to an uncomfortable that truth that leads some incels to despair without societal or evolutionary changes to correct the uncomfortable truth. The term blackpill was first used by a blog commenter named [[Paragon]] as described in the [[#Original Definition|"Original definition" section]] below, however that original definition is not the one used on this wiki, and increasingly | Generally, the [[bluepill|blue pill]] refers to the denial of uncomfortable truths, the [[redpill|red pill]] refers to the revelation of an uncomfortable truth (in analogy to the film The Matrix), and the black pill refers to an uncomfortable that truth that leads some incels to despair without societal or evolutionary changes to correct the uncomfortable truth. The term blackpill was first used by a blog commenter named [[Paragon]] as described in the [[#Original Definition|"Original definition" section]] below, however that original definition is not the one used on this wiki, and is increasingly distant from common usage of the term. In the [[manosphere]], the three pills are more narrowly concerned with social and romantic life, and they represent different tribes or ideologies with differing views on issues like the importance of looks in dating. The three ideologies can be summarized as follows (adapted from the BlackPillScience subreddit<ref>https://reddit.com/r/blackpillscience</ref>): | ||
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Both redpill and blackpill acknowledge the importance of looks etc. for dating, but the redpill claims that one can leverage this knowledge for one's social and romantic success (internal locus of control), whereas the blackpill assumes that for some men there is no help without changing the conditions of mating altogether (external locus of control). The blackpill can be seen as a counterweight to the prevalent and bluepilled assumption that having a poor social and romantic life is mostly [[Neoliberalism|one's own fault]]. | Both redpill and blackpill acknowledge the importance of looks etc. for dating, but the redpill claims that one can leverage this knowledge for one's social and romantic success (internal locus of control), whereas the blackpill assumes that for some men there is no help without changing the conditions of mating altogether (external locus of control). The blackpill can be seen as a counterweight to the prevalent and bluepilled assumption that having a poor social and romantic life is mostly [[Neoliberalism|one's own fault]]. | ||
Central to the blackpill are [[LMS|three factors of attraction (LMS)]] | Central to the blackpill are [[LMS|three factors of attraction (LMS)]]. These three factors of attraction are increasingly what is used to refer to as the blackpill is modern forum usage. The relevance these factors have for dating is commonly downplayed: | ||
# Physical attractiveness ('''l'''ooks) | # Physical attractiveness ('''l'''ooks) | ||