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Incels | ContraPoints

ContraPoints · 6.4M views · 2018-08-17 · 35:05

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ContraPoints' 35-minute video essay on incels, examining the community, its worldview and how people get radicalized. It is delivered with theatrical style and an empathetic tone.

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Recommended as an empathetic, non-judgmental analysis of incel radicalization and how to counter it.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2018–2024

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JieJie · 2024-01 · Strong recommendation

Natalie Wynn's video^0 on incels always struck me as uniquely useful, not just for exploring their genesis and radicalization, but in generating empathy for those who suffer from it. 0: [VIDEO]

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dijit · 2021-08 · Strong recommendation

Radicalisation is actually very interesting and I (ashamedly) nearly succumbed to the same thing myself. There's a really good youtuber called "Contrapoints" that attempts to deconstruct with low judgement the kind of environment an Incel lives in and what the worldview is. Empathy is always at the root of deradicalisation, so I always plug her videos when I can. [VIDEO] [LINK]

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sascha_sl · 2018-10 · Strong recommendation

There's a bit more to it than you might think, and not in a good way. Here's an excellent video essay on it: [VIDEO]

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