In the hours following former President Donald Trump’s election victory, Google searches related to 4B — a fringe South Korean feminist movement that made a name for itself in the mid to late 2010s — surged in the United States.

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    7 hours ago

    I don’t expect this to go anywhere, but wouldn’t limiting the dating pool create a more competitive market for men?

    If that is a good thing, that I don’t know

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      5 hours ago

      We are in the middle of a loneliness epidemic. For both women and men. Denying themselves companionship and love will only make people more miserable.

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          It’s not just the US. It’s mostly everywhere. It’s a byproduct of the internet existing and so many people being addicted to it. It’s a byproduct of people overworking themselves, working shit hours / nights so they cannot interact in a healthy way - without being literal zombies. It’s a problem with the mental health crisis too - with the loneliness epidemic fueling it, and the mental health crisis fueling the loneliness epidemic. More people are scared of dating and getting hurt. More people are scared of commitment. People go nuts locked up alone in tiny boxes they call a home, don’t know how to get out and don’t want to risk inviting someone in. People got comfortable with how things are going for them, even if it’s going completely shit. Then there are the dating app companies, whose entire gimmick is to get you hooked onto a monthly subscription. Which, aside from someone who is looking to hook up only, is about as counter to what they should be as possible.

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              Oh for sure. Being alone most of one’s life is torture for a lot of people. It changes them, often for worse. Humans are social creatures and it shows.