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The concept of online validation emerged alongside Web 2.0 social media platforms, where individual users began quantifying their social worth through follower counts and “engagement.” While it affects both genders, its effect on women has been especially insidious, with societal conditioning rewarding them only when they’re deemed attractive, agreeable, or submissive. | The concept of online validation emerged alongside Web 2.0 social media platforms, where individual users began quantifying their social worth through follower counts and “engagement.” While it affects both genders, its effect on women has been especially insidious, with societal conditioning rewarding them only when they’re deemed attractive, agreeable, or submissive. | ||
Pick me women, especially, depend on online validation to maintain their delusions of superiority. Meanwhile, femcels receive none or negative feedback, reinforcing the reality of the blackpill: that society only values women who appeal to the male gaze. | |||
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For HTB and above, online validation is a currency, but also a curse. They are constantly rewarded for basic selfies, filtered nonsense, or recycled aphorisms. Platforms encourage these women to monetize themselves through attention, leading to a loop of self-objectification, performance, and emotional instability. | For HTB and above, online validation is a currency, but also a curse. They are constantly rewarded for basic selfies, filtered nonsense, or recycled aphorisms. Platforms encourage these women to monetize themselves through attention, leading to a loop of self-objectification, performance, and emotional instability. | ||