He highlighted the dangers of a culture that “promotes saying more and more extreme things just for the ‘lols’ [an incel and internet expression for humor]” and “abhors expressions of emotional vulnerability,” adding that [this culture] emphasizes mockery and the externalization of blame as the means by which one should cope with negative emotions. Posters can always claim that the things they’re saying are ironic or jokes or meant just to provoke a reaction, but, with enough posts and posters, it becomes impossible to differentiate between those who mean it and those who don’t.
