You might not be aware, but [it was originally a metaphor for being trans](https://www.newsweek.com/matrix-creator-red-pill-trans-allegory-mens-rights-activists-1523669)
agree leave it to rightwingers, but really the pill meme originated as a metaphor for figuring out you're trans, so in a way the right appropriated it from the left
Something something Kierkegaard. For the longest time I was impressed
that so many in the rationalsphere had studied 19th century existential
philosophy. Turns out they’re just fanboys of some kid with a punchable
face and a crush on Milo.
maturing
You don’t need a silly “pill” name for being able to read and comprehend things like a normal human being.
“Come to the realization that…”
The pill meme is dumb, including in jest.
ratpill
Realizing that “rationality” can be bent to any ideology with a little hand waving.
Why would you need a specific name for it
don’t
I would just leave the pill metaphor entirely to right wingers. Using it for left wing purposes would be cultural appropriation.
We already have a name for that: READ THEORY!
Something something Kierkegaard. For the longest time I was impressed that so many in the rationalsphere had studied 19th century existential philosophy. Turns out they’re just fanboys of some kid with a punchable face and a crush on Milo.