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One of the latest additions to the pantheon of incel coping mechanisms, Sigma Male is a fictional personality type in which a man is indifferent or apathetic toward women and society. In this incel fan fiction, the "Sigma Male" gives off an outward appearance of introversion and is often mistaken as a Beta Male, but is in fact a strong-minded Alpha Male who is too focused on self-improvement and skill development (commonly referred to as "the grind") to waste any time on women, society, or anything else incels deem as being unworthy. Much like a fedora and trenchcoat, thinking of himself as a Sigma Male is a form of self-soothing and reframes the incel's negative traits as positive ones and so validates the incel's perspectives and mindset in life. See also: Sour Grapes
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