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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by alphabettsy on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:01AM (#31223345)
> Saying that this group is self-reinforcing would imply that homosexuals gathering online to talk and confide are similarly self-reinforcing.

It doesn’t imply that at all. Sexual attraction isn’t reinforced by being around a given orientation.

Go hang out with gay people exclusively for a few weeks and let me know if you find yourself attracted to the same sex.

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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by chii on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:51AM (#31223576)
> Sexual attraction isn’t reinforced by being around a given orientation.

exactly - and i'm saying that incels aren't self-reinforcing either.

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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by alphabettsy on Sunday May 01, 2022 @11:09AM (#31225638)
I absolutely disagree. How do you support that conclusion?

What I’ve heard from incels makes it easy to understand why women would be uninterested. That worldview and subsequent outcome would seem to be reinforced by spending lots of time with people who reinforce the negativity.

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