Why Nobody Seems To Care About Incels - Dr Andrew Thomas

Dr Andrew Thomas is a senior lecturer of psychology at Swansea University and a writer. The topic of involuntarily celibates is a spicy one. Half of the internet fears them and the other half pities them, very few have researched about why these communities come together and who constitutes them. Andrew's new work looks at this in fascinating detail. Expect to learn whether incels should be looked at from a mental health perspective, why there isn't more incel violence, what the word Himpathy means, whether incels are all sexually entitled, what Andrew has learned about men’s experiences with female therapists and much more... - 00:00 Why Andrew Spoke in Parliament About Incels 07:56 Why Nobody Sympathises With Incels 14:31 The Criticisms of Andrew’s Research 17:28 Does Incel Violence Occur? 31:57 Ethnic & Political Demographics of Incels 36:43 Does EvPsych Neglect Incels? 43:21 Current State of Incel Research 47:06 Is Misogyny Increasing in Wider Society? 54:20 Men’s Experiences With Female Therapists 1:07:18 How Population Density Impacts Family Size 1:16:48 New Research Nuances on Body Counts 1:25:49 Where to Find Andrew - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - 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/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr Andrew Thomasguest

Oct 19, 20241h 26mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 19, 2024
Duration: 1h 26m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr Andrew Thomas is a senior lecturer of psychology at Swansea University and a writer. The topic of involuntarily celibates is a spicy one. Half of the internet fears them and the other half pities them, very few have researched about why these communities come together and who constitutes them. Andrew's new work looks at this in fascinating detail. Expect to learn whether incels should be looked at from a mental health perspective, why there isn't more incel violence, what the word Himpathy means, whether incels are all sexually entitled, what Andrew has learned about men’s experiences with female therapists and much more... - 00:00 Why Andrew Spoke in Parliament About Incels 07:56 Why Nobody Sympathises With Incels 14:31 The Criticisms of Andrew’s Research 17:28 Does Incel Violence Occur? 31:57 Ethnic & Political Demographics of Incels 36:43 Does EvPsych Neglect Incels? 43:21 Current State of Incel Research 47:06 Is Misogyny Increasing in Wider Society? 54:20 Men’s Experiences With Female Therapists 1:07:18 How Population Density Impacts Family Size 1:16:48 New Research Nuances on Body Counts 1:25:49 Where to Find Andrew - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - 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/

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Chris Williamson
host
Dr Andrew Thomas
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr Andrew Thomas, Why Nobody Seems To Care About Incels - Dr Andrew Thomas explores inside Incels: Mental Health, Misogyny, and Misunderstood Male Suffering Dr. Andrew Thomas discusses his large-scale research on incels, arguing that mental health and ideology are stronger predictors of harm than online networking alone, and that these two factors reinforce each other in a damaging feedback loop.

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