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Anon changes his strategy (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The ACTUAL meaning of negging is not 'teasing,' but:

say/do something to imply you're not attracted/interested in them
eithee lowers their self esteem til they're "at your level," or
it supposedly gives them a burning desire to be desired by you, to rise to that challenge

In this sense it can be seen as a toxic extension to the "playing hard to get" concept.

It was pushed by american media and by pickup artists/ later by manosphere influencers