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> And I know how I'd feel, because I remember how I felt when I was 16. I'd feel cheated out of life. I'd feel unheard. I'd feel worthless.

But then you didn't hate women - in fact, you managed to be funny and playful with them, in a way that translates quite well to the romance context. See the difference? This is where the incel goes off track.

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You're right. I never hated women. Logic would prevent me from hating a large group like that. It's like saying I hate Americans :') I don't. The opposite isn't true either. I don't love women (or Americans, despite that one US person is my GF, ha!). I evaluate people on their own individuality. Sometimes I see trends because of a group, I know I have biases. I do my best not to get distracted by that. Individualism is the most useful philosophy for evaluating individuals on their own merits.

But let me pose the problem back to you. Can you imagine how you'd act if you'd feel worthless?

When I feel and think that question through, I'm scared by the answer.

You have a pretty shallow understanding of human psychology. Are you autistic? Nothing wrong with that, but you should be aware that things out there are a bit more complex and nuanced than you seem to grasp.

I'm not sure what your point is there, do you disagree with what I said above? All I'm saying here is that it does not take more than a "shallow" understanding to avoid the loser inceldom failure mode.

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