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Many, if not most on Reddit used blackpill memes for shitposting and venting,<ref>http://redditsearch.io/?term=braincels%20vent%20&dataviz=false&aggs=false&subreddits=&searchtype=comments&search=true&start=0&end=1582986983&size=1000</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/IncelExit/comments/dqddyw/what_does_exit_mean_in_this_sub/f62negc/</ref> but near-cultish elements have coexisted due to some members taking the shitposting very seriously.  | Many, if not most on Reddit used blackpill memes for shitposting and venting,<ref>http://redditsearch.io/?term=braincels%20vent%20&dataviz=false&aggs=false&subreddits=&searchtype=comments&search=true&start=0&end=1582986983&size=1000</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/IncelExit/comments/dqddyw/what_does_exit_mean_in_this_sub/f62negc/</ref> but near-cultish elements have coexisted due to some members taking the shitposting very seriously.  | ||
Still, forums like [[incel.co]] have been somewhat more extreme and cultish, e.g. with members explicitly luring in newcomers under the slogan to "learn about the blackpill" and "[[LDAR|lay down a rot]]".<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/File:Bbb.png</ref>  | |||
Some of the most cultish members in blackpilled forums tell incels to commit suicide and actively seek to "spread the blackpill", which means using   | Some of the most cultish members in blackpilled forums tell incels to commit suicide and actively seek to "spread the blackpill", which means using cherrypicked studies to evangelize others to "swallow" the blackpill narrative.  | ||
Some   | Some do this to lessen feelings of shame or guilt among incels and relieve them from a false hope,<ref>https://incels.co/threads/what-are-you-doing-to-spread-the-blackpill.53911/#post-995860,</ref> some want to change discourse in society,<ref>https://incels.co/threads/infiltrating-universities-to-spread-the-blackpill.67531/</ref> while others are vocal about trying to full-on "spark a revolution".    | ||
Some of them use shaming tactics through calling non-believers [[cuck]]s or [[soyboy]]s.  Seemingly, the main thing that distinguishes these members from traditional death cults is their lack of leaders.  On [[incels.co]] there are no such leaders as the community admin, [[SergeantIncel]] advocates the [[whitepill]] which advocates acceptance and positivity.  | |||
=== Alt-right and racism ===  | === Alt-right and racism ===  | ||