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This Is What Happens When You Give Your Money To E-Girls

An open letter to simps

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Dear dudes who watch female streamers,

The internet can be a dangerous place. It’s full of meticulously crafted traps designed to precisely trigger your dopamine responses. It wants you to become a helpless addict.

Various communities within the online manosphere will gradually tempt you into extremist ideology through innocuous platitudes such as “Be a man of high value” and — the most dangerous phrase — “It’s not your fault.”

They’ll continuously feed you exactly what you want to hear until you’re loyal and dogmatic…and hateful.

Streaming platforms and social media can also be extremely dangerous if you find yourself spending a lot of time watching women with big personalities. I hope you already know what parasocial relationships are, and are familiar with their risks.

I get it. You’re lonely.

You enter the chat, say hello, and the beautiful girl on screen welcomes you sweetly.

It feels incredible.