Key ideas from William Costello

• 80% of childless women are involuntarily so, often because they 'left it too late to find a partner' - William Costello
• Dating apps are designed to keep you single and swiping, not to help you find lasting relationships
• Incels resist 'ascending' (finding romantic success) because victimhood identity provides fraternity and removes anxiety of trying
• Cross-sex mind reading failures cause sexual conflict - men send dick pics thinking women want them like men would
• The Power of Myth argues society lacks coming-of-age rituals, creating 'interminable youth' without clear transitions to adulthood
• Arranged marriages show higher success rates because reduced options force couples to 'make the best of it'
• Extreme incel behavior typically manifests as suicide rather than violence toward others - suicidality rates are 'just so high'
• AI girlfriends will scratch the loneliness itch but not the status itch of being sexually selected by a real person