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Modern WisdomAug 26, 2021

#363 - Naama Kates - Investigating The Incel Community

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Naama Kates
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The Moral AnimalThe Game
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#363 - Naama Kates - Investigating The Incel Community includes mentions of The Moral Animal by Robert Wright and The Game by Neil Strauss, with indexed source context and timestamps where available.

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The Moral Animal
Robert Wright

Indexed context: The host mentions 'The Moral Animal' to highlight the connection between male violence and the presence of a mate, referencing a significant quote fr…

The Game
Neil Strauss

Indexed context: The host discusses the impact of Neil Strauss's book 'The Game' on the pickup artist movement and its controversial nature. They explain how the book…

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Naama Kates is a writer, producer and creator of the Incel Podcast. The world of involuntary celibates continues to be thrust into the public limelight with incidents in the United States and most recently in the UK with Jake Davison's shooting in Plymouth. Naama has spent years investigating incels so I figured she would be a good place to go to understand what's happening. Expect to learn whether the incel community is a terrorist organisation, why the incel culture can trap members inside of it, how the incels relate to the Mens Rights Movement, the problems associated with driving these communities underground and much more...
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Neil Strauss

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  • Related interests include Individuals interested in evolutionary psychology and human behavior. and Individuals interested in the dynamics of dating culture and its societal implications.
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The Moral Animal
Robert Wright
Best for Individuals interested in evolutionary psychology and human behavior.Often cited around male violence and relationships

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The speaker references a quote from 'The Moral Animal' by Robert Wright, discussing male violence and the pacifying effect of marriage.

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended
For: Individuals interested in evolutionary psychology and human behavior.
Indexed context: male violence can be dampened by circumstance and one circumstance is a mate.
The host mentions 'The Moral Animal' to highlight the connection between male violence and the presence of a mate, referencing a significant quote from the book. They believe the insights from Robert Wright's work remain relevant and valuable in understanding human behavior today.
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The Game
Neil Strauss
Best for Individuals interested in the dynamics of dating culture and its societal implicationsOften cited around pickup artist movement

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The book was considered pretty controversial or misogynistic at one point but it was basically just kind of game like how men can gamify the system when it comes to human behavior and mating.

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Sentiment: Critical Analysis
For: Individuals interested in the dynamics of dating culture and its societal implications
Indexed context: the book was a huge bestseller and it kind of created a group of dating experts
The host discusses the impact of Neil Strauss's book 'The Game' on the pickup artist movement and its controversial nature. They explain how the book contributed to the emergence of a community of dating experts and the subsequent reactionary groups that formed in response to its teachings.
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