Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Mahin Hossain's avatar

Have you read this piece?

https://default.blog/p/the-forbidden-fruit-of-politically

“When a leftist gets involved with a rightist, it reifies the leftist’s power; when the rightist involves himself with the leftist, he knowingly puts himself at risk. For the leftist, it isn’t about submission to a would-be ubermensch, but in dominating someone who poses as strong while lacking real social power.

It reminds me of another online phenomenon: women who become attracted to incels. It often begins as narcissism masked as a savior complex—they alone can see the person’s true worth. Or worse, they offer the poisoned validation of being “one of the good ones,” “not like the other.” And in turn, they get to feel like the “only one” who ultimately understands the outsider. But they don’t want to save them, not really. They want to have power over them.

Far from victims though, the outsiders are willing participants in their own eventual humiliation. The outsider divulges secrets, compromises their principles, even betrays their communities... for a taste of sex, a taste of playing the rebel for the establishment, for the unique joy of being an exhibitionist watched by a voyeur, and also, maybe perplexingly, for their position as a loser to be validated by their dangerous lover.”

Expand full comment
chris j's avatar

I love the way you use your connection with K to reveal yourself a little. What you reveal about yourself is very sexy, your thought processes and insights show great understanding and kindness which is usually lacking in a journalists approach. Keep it up, I’m hooked.

Expand full comment
27 more comments...

No posts