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Generally, the [[bluepill|blue pill]] refers to the denial of uncomfortable truths, the [[redpill|red pill]] refers to the revelation of an uncomfortable truth (an analogy to the film The Matrix), and the black pill refers to uncomfortable truths that either nothing can be done about or it would require changes difficult to attain, e.g. large-scale cultural changes. The term ''blackpill'' was presumably first used by a blog commenter named [[Paragon]] (see the [[# | Generally, the [[bluepill|blue pill]] refers to the denial of uncomfortable truths, the [[redpill|red pill]] refers to the revelation of an uncomfortable truth (an analogy to the film The Matrix), and the black pill refers to uncomfortable truths that either nothing can be done about or it would require changes difficult to attain, e.g. large-scale cultural changes. The term ''blackpill'' was presumably first used by a blog commenter named [[Paragon]] (see the [[#First use of the term blackpill|section]] below). 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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