Description
Why would a community that says you’ll never be loved feel like a safe place? Tim Squirrell holds a doctorate in online communities and has worked in counterterrorism, focused on online extremism. He joins host Cate Osborn to talk about the manosphere and why teens and young men with ADHD or autism may be more likely to get pulled in.
They discuss how these creators teach young men unhealthy ideas about relationships, why their pitch appeals to neurodivergent teens, and how the algorithm fuels the slippery slope from self-improvement content to red pill content.
Then they get practical: early warning signs, and how to stay connected to someone going down this path without pushing them further in.
For more on this topic
Watch: When intense feels normal: ADHD and abusive relationships | Sorry, I Missed This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXjA9N6Lfs4&list=PL0Kjy0JtEbaQG26_d4num4Bh_VGY6b_RP
Watch: How online community is saving (and breaking) my ADHD brain | Sorry, I Missed This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgUO22b6pMY&list=PL0Kjy0JtEbaQG26_d4num4Bh_VGY6b_RP&index=47
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