The critically acclaimed Netflix drama “Adolescence” has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.
Some incels offer an ideological rationale, reinforced by peer pressure, for not working or studying
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