On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness

Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by fghthidudhmbdi on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:39PM (#27040214)

Even more Darwinianly: if you can't have sex, nature dictates your dna, and the life it produced, is actually worthless.

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by mmmmmbop on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:15PM (#27040763)

Calling the DNA and the life it produced worthless seems a bit simplistic. Consider e.g. worker bees, which are infertile and rarely reproduce, but are certainly not worthless -- they are crucial to the success of the hive. This is an example of kin selection. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by valec on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:17PM (#27040805)

worthless is a human value judgement. biologically things don't have a purpose. those with more successful traits on average passed these traits down.

evolution is just things happening. there's no goal, no purpose, no meaning.

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by ObserverNeutral on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:56PM (#27041423)

I guess you are saying to yourself "I am worthless" every time you put a condom on... :|

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by MeinBlutIstBlau on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:07PM (#27042268)

I love this analysis and I think the faster you come to terms with it, the easier life becomes as a single man.

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