We could live in the most beautiful environment, somewhere in nature; if cynical thoughts constantly plague our minds, we won't have a good time.
The same goes for those who carry hatred toward the people they've drifted away from.
Take, for example, people of both sexes who have decided to remain single forever.
Whether or not that's the best choice in their particular situation aside, we often see such radical decisions go together with resentment.
The same could be said about people embracing particular, extreme world views, which often happens in seclusion, tumbling down some ideological rabbit hole into an echo chamber of like-minded souls on the internet, which exposes them to highly warped views of reality.
Research shows that, specifically, 'moral echo chambers' can boost radicalization.
One study examined over 900,000 posts in an online community on Reddit known as 'incels,' which stands for 'involuntary celibates.' Lead author of this study, Dr. Mohammad Atari, states: "In our research, we find that the more people are in morally homogeneous environments, the more likely they are to resort to radical means to defend themselves and their values." End quote.
Sometimes, people's 'drifting away' is colored by anger and hostility toward a whole group, sometimes the entire human species.
Without a doubt, they had once decided that by secluding themselves, perhaps for a while, they'd do themselves a favor, which could have been valid to an extent.
However, when wallowing in hatred and fear toward whatever, regardless of how much they believe it's justified, can they claim they're better off in solitude?
