Membership in online forums and subreddits dedicated to men’s rights, pick-up artistry, and involuntary celibacy (with usernames like Captainpayback):
- r/seduction, subreddit with tips on manipulating women
200,145 subscribers - pick-up-artist-forum.com, website with tips on manipulating women
148,511 members - r/TheRedPill, subreddit about men’s rights
98,796 subscribers - r/ForeverAlone, subreddit about involuntary celibacy
37,583 subscribers - Love-shy.com, website forum about involuntary celibacy
4,034 members
This sidebar originally appeared in the May/June 2015 print issue of Pacific Standard alongside “Reform of the Nerds, Starring Arthur Chu.” The data, accurate at the time of publication, was collected from Reddit, love-shy.com, and the Guardian.
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