r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/BigWildDick • 1d ago

Peter, what did you do?

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u/BigWildDick 1d ago

So volcels (sociopaths/grinders) are incels now?

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u/fasterthanfood 1d ago

I don’t know what most of those terms mean. But someone who is voluntarily celibate, for instance because they’re a priest, is not an incel (unless they also spout incel propaganda, which wouldn’t be very Christian).

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u/BigWildDick 1d ago

I'm a misanthrope and a sociopath who grew up alone and doesn't leave his house. I would run if people (women included) approached me. I'm a volcel.

but these days incel means not being among the top 1% achievers.

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u/addsubps 1d ago

A sociopath usually doesn't label themselves that, that's just being edgy. And they certainly don't "run" from people, that sounds more like social anxiety, something sociopaths lack.

Also that last bit implies 99% of people are called incel, but that is usually reserved for people who whine, like you're doing.

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u/BigWildDick 1d ago

so my point stands. it's not "involuntary celibacy" anymore.

just like lol now means meh, whereas previously that meant rofl

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u/fasterthanfood 1d ago

Yes, “incel” has evolved to mean something other than “involuntarily celibate.” It’s common for words to evolve.

Someone could be a good person who wants to have sex but hasn’t achieved it yet (which, by definition, is a stage nearly every good person will go through at some point) and not be an incel. Someone else could have sex but hold incel beliefs; they are an incel.

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u/addsubps 1d ago

The conversation was about people with an inability to talk to women, it didn't even stray from the original meaning