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JumpCrisscross 14 hours ago

> not the likely definition most will reach for here

A lot of the datacenter buildout has been financed with private credit [1].

> financial blackpilling

?

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/the-3-tri...

AnimalMuppet 13 hours ago | parent [-]

"Blackpilling" is apparently an incel term for fatalism/nihilism. Sounds like they're trying to read financial news through that lens.

JumpCrisscross 13 hours ago | parent [-]

> "Blackpilling" is apparently an incel term for fatalism/nihilism

Any idea as to the etymology? What was the black pill? Is it a Matrix reference?

Meta: why are incel neologisms so catchy?

AnimalMuppet 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I think (but I don't move in such circles) that originally there was "redpilled" to refer to people playing "The Game" (pickup artists). Original reference is to The Matrix, of course.