The state of total, irreversible nihilism about society, self-improvement, or the future — the belief that no amount of effort can change fundamentally broken systems or your own circumstances. Originally from incel and doomer online communities as a darker extension of the 'red pill' framework, black-pilled means you've concluded the game is rigged and participation is pointless. Unlike cynicism, which still cares, being black pilled is full departure from hope. Used online both sincerely by people in dark mental spaces and ironically to describe momentary despair.
He used to post gym progress but now he's completely black pilled and thinks the whole self-improvement grind is cope.
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