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'''Lookism''': Many blackpillers primarily blame the raise of lookism enabled by women's emancipation and financial independence allowing women to ruthlessly choose based on looks, a point that was also raised by the Norwegian sexologist and feminist [[Kristin Spitznogle]]. Physical ugliness plausibly decreases [[SMV]] and hence increases chances of inceldom, but according to some anecdotal evidence, incels often do not look particularly ugly,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Demographics_of_inceldom#Germany</ref> but these claims remain somewhat dubious as it could have been selection bias of the sort that only good looking people seek help from female sex therapists and are inclined to participate in a TV show. | '''Lookism''': Many blackpillers primarily blame the raise of lookism enabled by women's emancipation and financial independence allowing women to ruthlessly choose based on looks, a point that was also raised by the Norwegian sexologist and feminist [[Kristin Spitznogle]]. Physical ugliness plausibly decreases [[SMV]] and hence increases chances of inceldom, but according to some anecdotal evidence, incels often do not look particularly ugly,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Demographics_of_inceldom#Germany</ref> but these claims remain somewhat dubious as it could have been selection bias of the sort that only good looking people seek help from female sex therapists and are inclined to participate in a TV show. | ||
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'''Economic stagnation''': As systems hit limits of growth, economies stagnate and social networks allow for social comparison with more people, people also plausibly become more narcissistic,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#36.4.25_of_US_male_online_daters_are_now_resorting_to_anabolic_steroids_.26_bulimia_to_compete</ref> competitive<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201905/the-surprising-truth-about-perfectionism-in-millennials</ref><ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#It_is_not_men_who_suppress_female_sexuality_but_women</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/17/my-brain-feels-like-its-been-punched-the-intolerable-rise-of-perfectionism</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opinion/sunday/in-praise-of-mediocrity.html</ref> and choosy. | '''Economic stagnation & competitiveness''': As systems hit limits of growth, economies stagnate and social networks allow for social comparison with more people, people also plausibly become more narcissistic,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#36.4.25_of_US_male_online_daters_are_now_resorting_to_anabolic_steroids_.26_bulimia_to_compete</ref> competitive<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201905/the-surprising-truth-about-perfectionism-in-millennials</ref><ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#It_is_not_men_who_suppress_female_sexuality_but_women</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/17/my-brain-feels-like-its-been-punched-the-intolerable-rise-of-perfectionism</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opinion/sunday/in-praise-of-mediocrity.html</ref> and choosy. | ||
The result is a low birth rate, coddled children who are prepared for late marriage and higher education,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#The_percent_of_high_school_students_who_date_is_plummeting</ref> and women save themselves up for the ideal mate.<ref>https://journals.openedition.org/chs/737#bibliography</ref> | The result is a low birth rate, coddled children who are prepared for late marriage and higher education,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#The_percent_of_high_school_students_who_date_is_plummeting</ref> and women save themselves up for the ideal mate.<ref>https://journals.openedition.org/chs/737#bibliography</ref> | ||
At the same time, a decline of tradition and gender roles (driven by a push towards higher female workforce participation) and hypergamy are thought to accelerate the trend, essentially by a corruption of the natural gender roles. | At the same time, a decline of tradition and gender roles (driven by a push towards higher female workforce participation) and hypergamy are thought to accelerate the trend, essentially by a corruption of the natural gender roles. |