r/exredpill • u/ComplexIndividualUK • Aug 05 '25
Why did you leave the red pill?
I’d never labelled myself a red piller but I was addicted to being exposed to the red pill content just for cheap dopamine. Some red pillars had good takes but I don’t see that as necessarily a red pilled ideology but more common sense.
What made lead to detached myself from the red pill movement is promoting burnout culture. They push the narrative that being poor is always a personal failure, ignoring systemic issues like wage stagnation, rising living costs, and economic inequality. Their whole persona is built around punching down, making them feel superior while farming attention from both supporters and haters. And when they get backlash, they play the victim, acting like they're hated just for being rich, rather than for being obnoxious and demeaning. Andrew Tate is prime example; he often post videos moaning about people for judging him when he judges everyone else and call them “brokies”.
It’s also common for red pillers go obsessively attack peoples for playing video games, even if it’s 1 hour a day. So yeah, what made you leave the red pill?
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u/ClueLazy834 Aug 05 '25
I was tired of the racism and antisemitism - realized I believed incredibly terrible, nonsensical things that did nothing to improve my life and I had created a digital footprint that may come back to bite me. When I left, I was harassed and stalked in such a way that has led to the FBI getting involved, further solidifying my desire to change.
I’m really scared for what we’re setting up Gen Alpha for. They have free range access to the internet and are not safeguarding their identities in these extremist online circles. They’re going to experience a whole world of hurt when they face the drama and blackmailing from red pill communities. We need to do something about this.