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Most blackpillers believe in evolutionary psychology and [[biological essentialism|biological essentialism]] (see [[Scientific Blackpill]]). | Most blackpillers believe in evolutionary psychology and [[biological essentialism|biological essentialism]] (see [[Scientific Blackpill]]). | ||
Most of these scientifically informed beliefs are new to academia at all, in fact, they often draw from scientific literature that predates the prevalent [[gynocentrism|gynocentric]] monoculture in the social sciences (e.g. [[Briffault's law]], [[Bateman's principle]] and [[sexy sons hypothesis]]). | Most of these scientifically informed beliefs are new to academia at all, in fact, they often draw from scientific literature that predates the prevalent [[gynocentrism|gynocentric]] monoculture in the social sciences (e.g. [[Briffault's law]], [[Bateman's principle]] and [[sexy sons hypothesis]]). | ||
The blackpill can be seen as a counterweight to the prevalent and bluepilled assumption that having a poor social and [[romance|romantic]] life is mostly [[Neoliberalism|one's own fault]] and/or a matter of cultivating a positive [[personality]]. It provides an basis whereby one can reject the barrage of "self-improvement" advice that is ubiquitous in media, advertising and in day-to-day [[platitude]] and [[virtue signaling]]. | The blackpill can be seen as a counterweight to the prevalent and bluepilled assumption that having a poor social and [[romance|romantic]] life is mostly [[Neoliberalism|one's own fault]] and/or a matter of cultivating a positive [[personality]]. It provides an basis whereby one can reject the barrage of "self-improvement" advice that is ubiquitous in media, advertising and in day-to-day [[platitude]] and [[virtue signaling]]. | ||