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[–]BEB[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think it's gotten worse. I don't remember any incels in high school or university. Sure, there were creepy solitary boys, but they didn't seem dangerous. The jocks were probably worse in terms of date rape that victims couldn't talk about for fear of losing their social standing.

[–]BiologyIsReal 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think technology has been key in the rise of incels. Before, these guys would have been more isolated. Now, though, internet makes possible for them to find more like-minded individuals and encourage each others in their echo chambers. Also, they can behave as abusive as they want online, and they would face little to no consequence for that. Moreover, there is the fact they can easily find any kind of porn, full of more misogyny, on the net. And I suspect they consume larger quantities of pornography than the average man.

[–]BEB[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly: Violent porn and the ability to connect anonymously with other lonely and sexually frustrated boys via the internet.