Black Pill / Blackpilled

About

The Black Pill or Blackpilled is a metaphorical term often used to describe a set of beliefs often linked to nihilism, fatalism and defeatism. Online, the "black pill" is commonly associated with incels and 4chan users described referred to as "doomers". While the red pill is often used in the context of men's rights or right-wing politics, the black pill is typically used in more general existential contexts.

Origin

On November 24th, 2011, user Paragon replied to a post on the manosphere blog Dalrock^[1] with a comment about "taking the 'black pill'," defining the term as acknowledging that "there are no personal solutions to systemic problems – which can only resolve over evolutionary time."

Spread

On November 27th, 2011, the blog Omega Virgin Revolt^[2] published a post titled "New Name For The Blog: The Black Pill," which stated that Paragon "invented" the concept of the black pill. On August 15th, 2015, YouTuber First Last uploaded a video titled "Take the Black Pill"(shown below).

On October 30th, 2017, the news site Quartz^[3] published an article titled "The alt-right is creating its own dialect," which incorrectly cited Omega Virgin Revolt as the origin of the term. On March 26th,2018, the /r/BlackPillScience^[4] subreddit was launched, which describes itself as "a subreddit dedicated to dissecting and discussing human social and sexual behavior." On November 6th, YouTuber Vav uploaded a video about the set of beliefs titled "The Blackpill 101" (shown below).

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