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'''Scott Alexander''' is a [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]], blogger,<ref>http://slatestarcodex.com</ref> [[incelologist]] and former incel<ref name="romanceless">http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/31/radicalizing-the-romanceless</ref> who refers to people on the [[inceldom spectrum]] as "the romanceless". He formerly ran the blog Slate Star Codex, a near-anagram of his own pseudonym. He is most notable for debunking the stereotype that people on the [[inceldom spectrum]] are entitled and his critique of third-wave feminism.<ref name="romanceless" /> He also wrote about [[Scott Aaronson]] getting into conflict with [[feminism|feminists]].<ref>https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/</ref> He is popular in U.S. [[rationality|rationalist]] circles. | '''Scott Alexander''' is a [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]], blogger,<ref>http://slatestarcodex.com</ref> [[incelologist]] and former incel<ref name="romanceless">http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/31/radicalizing-the-romanceless</ref> who refers to people on the [[inceldom spectrum]] as "the romanceless". He formerly ran the blog Slate Star Codex, a near-anagram of his own pseudonym. He is most notable for debunking the stereotype that people on the [[inceldom spectrum]] are entitled and his critique of third-wave feminism.<ref name="romanceless" /> He also wrote about [[Scott Aaronson]] getting into conflict with [[feminism|feminists]].<ref>https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/</ref> He is popular in U.S. [[rationality|rationalist]] circles. | ||
In June 2020, he shut down his blog in response to a doxxing threat by a New York Times journalist (even though his name was already public on the internet, though not as prominently),<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/492678-new-york-times-accused-doxxing-slate-star-codex/</ref> who did doxx his name and affinity to proponents of corporal punishment and racial science. In early 2021 Scott made a new blog.<ref>https://astralcodexten.substack.com/</ref> | In June 2020, he shut down his blog in response to a doxxing threat by a New York Times journalist (even though his name was already public on the internet, though not as prominently),<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/492678-new-york-times-accused-doxxing-slate-star-codex/</ref> who did doxx his name and affinity to proponents of corporal punishment and racial science later on. In early 2021 Scott made a new blog.<ref>https://astralcodexten.substack.com/</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||