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Science-based syndicated columnist. Mediator. Latest “science-help” book: Unf*ckology (How to scuttle fear & live w/guts & confidence) https://t.co/0qqSDcFedF

Jun 2, 2023, 20 tweets

Miriam Lindner now up at @HumBehEvoSoc #HBES2023 post-doc research award finalist talks

Grievances pertaining to sex “loom very large” in mass shootings. She argues that mass shootings are an extreme form of bargaining for sexual access.

Prediction

Low status men with grievance—gathering online with others sharing their grievance (inability to get female partners, sex partners)

Incels also suicidal

Ragefuel posts more likely to be characterized by angry language…female empowerment also …missed that slide.

Finding…

Miriam Lindner final message: We need to study and understand incels to understand the underpinnings of male violence.

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