LGBTQ+

I call this syndrome, "Death by Red Pills." Rather than Matrix's red pill, it's Qanon/MAGA red pill. His transition was gradual, the very first clue was him parroting Qanon craps in Joe Rogan interview and I called it a few years ago.

He spew hate, get validation from his peers, and so it become a feedback loop with him alienating sane people and finding solace with the Qanon/MAGA people and before he know it, he become a mindless radicalized drone of the hate-hivemind. Today, he can't help, but keep parroting the same talking points as MAGA on almost every single issue and giving them one extra tool to facilitate that hate like a useful tool. He is almost literally in his own mind prison.

There is a non-trivial overlap between nerds and assholes, unfortunately. Take Gamergate, for instance, or really any fandom when a woman dares to exist and say something. Hell, 'the red pill' is a Matrix reference.