In the recent discussion of the viciously misogynistic Incel culture no one seems to have made the link to Human Capital theory. Gary Becker is quite explicit in The Marriage Market that Human Capital theory be applied to romantic relationships…
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He says, "since many men and women compete as they seek mates, a market in marriages can be presumed to exist. Each person tries to find the best mate, subject to the restrictions imposed by market conditions.” It’s a cold, loveless conception of life...
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Most journalists have taken the “involuntary” element of involuntary celibacy at face value but those who know the scene are clear, it’s not that these men are unable to have any sex at all but that they are unable to have sex with the 'high value’ women they think they deserve…
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The Incel complaint is that feminism has rigged the market in favour of women. Terrorist attacks by incel’s are, in part, blowback from Becker’s sociopathic theories and their popularisation in books like Freakonomics.
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