All of the factors in a
social system that that perpetuate, enable, and incentivize the
adoption of identities based in victimhood.
"Why are
people listing their ailments in their Twitter bios?"
"
Oh, it's a great way to rack up intersectional points and climb up a few tiers in the victim hierarchy."
"Why would they want to do that?"
"Because with victimhood comes a whole bunch of perks. If you are a victim, you always have an excuse to
fail. You always have a hypothetical oppressor to blame. You are given license to censure anyone who disagrees with you. You receive an abundance of pity. And best of all, you get to envision yourself as the
noble underdog struggling in the next
big civil rights movement!"
"That sounds pathological."
"That'
s because it is... and it is all a product of systemic victimhood."