Are Incels A Threat To Society? - William Costello

William Costello is a writer and Ph.D. student at the University of Texas. Men being hopeless with women is not a new phenomenon. But them self-identifying and creating a subculture around being "genetic dead ends" definitely is. William conducted some of the world's first research into the underlying psychological profile of incels to find out just what's going on. Expect to learn why 45% of working age women will be single and childless by 2030, why many incels would rather bond over failure than over trying to improve, why women dating down is causing huge problems, whether Leonardo DiCaprio should date people his own age, whether incels are alt-right, why the claim that incels are all white men is superbly wrong and much more... Sponsors: Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow William on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CostelloWilliam Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #incels #datingmarket #blackpill - 00:00 Intro 00:24 Intentionally Childless Women 10:04 Are There Female Incels? 16:18 Is Hypergamy in Decline? 28:43 Leonardo DiCaprio’s Girlfriends 35:25 The Power to Charm a Female 43:14 Common Traits of Incels 59:20 How Incels Become ‘Fakecels’ 1:08:27 The Impact of Social Media on Incels 1:17:59 Consequences of the Mating Crisis 1:25:10 Where to Find William - Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

William CostelloguestChris Williamsonhost

Sep 15, 20221h 25mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 15, 2022
Duration: 1h 25m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

William Costello is a writer and Ph.D. student at the University of Texas. Men being hopeless with women is not a new phenomenon. But them self-identifying and creating a subculture around being "genetic dead ends" definitely is. William conducted some of the world's first research into the underlying psychological profile of incels to find out just what's going on. Expect to learn why 45% of working age women will be single and childless by 2030, why many incels would rather bond over failure than over trying to improve, why women dating down is causing huge problems, whether Leonardo DiCaprio should date people his own age, whether incels are alt-right, why the claim that incels are all white men is superbly wrong and much more... Sponsors: Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow William on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CostelloWilliam Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #incels #datingmarket #blackpill - 00:00 Intro 00:24 Intentionally Childless Women 10:04 Are There Female Incels? 16:18 Is Hypergamy in Decline? 28:43 Leonardo DiCaprio’s Girlfriends 35:25 The Power to Charm a Female 43:14 Common Traits of Incels 59:20 How Incels Become ‘Fakecels’ 1:08:27 The Impact of Social Media on Incels 1:17:59 Consequences of the Mating Crisis 1:25:10 Where to Find William - Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

William Costello
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring William Costello and Chris Williamson, Are Incels A Threat To Society? - William Costello explores incels, Mating Crisis, And Modern Feminism’s Unintended Social Consequences Chris Williamson and evolutionary psychology researcher William Costello discuss incels within a larger “modern mating crisis” shaped by feminism, online dating, shifting gender roles, and economic incentives. They argue that corporate and cultural forces push a male-default, careerist model onto women while devaluing motherhood, contributing to declining birthrates and relationship instability. Costello presents data showing extreme loneliness, depression, and suicidality among incels, alongside evidence that a small minority of high-status men capture a disproportionate share of sexual opportunities. They also critique media alarmism about incel terrorism, suggesting the bigger risk is self‑directed harm and a broader societal destabilization from large numbers of unpartnered men and women.

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