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Yes, men need saving

But not in the way you think

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A few weeks ago, when Adolescence first came out, I found myself reading some of the academic literature on incels. It turns out they are a risk – but only really to themselves. When interviewed, over half of incels said they had considered killing themselves in the previous two weeks, compared to 5 per cent of the population who had thought about it in the past year. There isn’t much research directly linking suicide to incel culture, but we do know that the rate at which teenage boys are killing themselves is at its highest level for 30 years. Incels that kill tend only to kill themselves.

But hang on, aren’t those screen-addled teenage boys still a risk to others? A little bit, but not massively.

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