black pill

Nihilism sense influenced by preexisting red pill. See there for further explanation.

1slangAn opium pill.
2A poison pill; a pill intended to kill the person who ingests it.
3(philosophy) A hypothetical pill with a specific probability of causing death, which one is offered a large sum of money in order to take, as a philosophical dilemma.
4A traditional Tibetan remedy.
5often attributiveA notional pill taken by those who have adopted a nihilistic, usually (but not necessarily) far-right philosophy, or those who are pessimistic about social or political issues.
6(incel slang) The belief that genetics and appearance (as defined by LMS (“Looks Money Status”) and PSL theory) determine one's destiny and that effort (especially regarding the sexual marketplace) is futile.
7Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black,‎ pill.

1transitiveTo cause another to adopt a nihilistic philosophy.
2(incel slang) To accept that genetics and appearance (as defined by LMS and PSL theory) determine one's destiny and that effort (especially regarding the sexual marketplace) is futile.