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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of the Red Pill: “All Men” and “All Women”
How mistrust breeds mistrust
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“All men are terrible.” “Women just want money.”
Is this even true? Or is it a convenient excuse to avoid looking inward? What if the problem isn’t with “all men” or “all women?” What if the real issue lies in how many people haven’t learned how to build meaningful, emotionally vulnerable connections?
The issue shifts from “I’m struggling with connection” to “Other people are manipulative, shallow, or selfish.” And with that shift comes a dangerous spiral.
The transactional mindset: the self-fulfilling prophecy
Spend some time in spaces dominated by red pill ideology, and you’ll notice a common theme: relationships are painted as strictly transactional. The story goes like this: “Men provide resources, and women offer sex and kids.”
This view strips relationships of their depth, reducing them to nothing more than a cold, calculated exchange. People aren’t seen as unique, multifaceted individuals; they’re boiled down to roles and functions.
