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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by muzani on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @06:44AM (#22043887)
Redpill was a community of 'involuntary celibates', who were bad with women, and reacted to it with women hate, claiming that they were woke and saw women as manipulative. It took off, had a strong number of supporters.

Blackpill is a derogatory term for a similar pattern - people who are bad at something and respond by being 'woke' and dismissive.

I suppose the classic English term is "sour grapes".

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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by have_faith on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:00AM (#22043979)
Redpill is a much older concept than recent incel usage. It has been around online as idea of revealing the true nature of something for a long time.
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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by muzani on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:00AM (#22045258)
Yes, but a quick internet search will highlight only the incel community. Much like how "meme" has evolved in meaning.
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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by ScottFree on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:47AM (#22046560)
A quick internet search will show you lots of dumb and incorrect things. It's a bad idea to define concepts based on what a quick internet search shows you.
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