Do I believe hypergamy is a real thing? Sure I do. And within reasonable limits (i.e. within the limits of traditional biblical sexual morality), it is even a good thing. It mostly just means a woman wants to marry the very best man she possibly can, preferably a man whom she can really look up to because she sees him as even better than herself. There really is nothing wrong with that. The problem comes in when this natural desire in women gets short-circuited by the casual sex hookup culture.
The carousel? I guess I’d need to know exactly what it is you are asking me here. Are you asking me if I believe casual sex is detrimental to women, damaging them physically, spiritually, and emotionally? The answer to that is a resounding yes. There’s a fair amount of research on this topic now to back that up, including the increased risk of divorce a woman has as her partner count increases.

Do I believe women who’ve had many partners are unredeemable? No, of course not. But a wise man is careful as he picks the future mother of his children, given how traumatic divorce is for children, and this is something he must take into account.

Now, having said all that, do I agree that the manosphere is cult-like? Well, I think the cultishness comes mostly from one blogger. That particular blogger tolerates no dissent from his particular agenda and uses very cultish tactics to make sure discussions he doesn’t like are shut down. That so many manospherians seem to both idolize and fear him is rather strange. But take someone like Donal Graeme or Deep Strength- I don’t find such men cultish, do you? I may not always agree with them, but I think they are seeking wisdom and understanding and there is no harm in that.