Just type the word "incel" when composing an email, or when posting on any forum (including this one). You will notice that a squiggly, red line will appear underneath the word. This means that "incel" is not recognized by spellcheckers because it's not yet popular enough to be a mainstream phenomenon. The day you notice that the wavy, red line underlining the word "incel" has disappeared is the day when most people will know what incel means. Therefore, as of now, we are still an obscure, fringe group that most people haven't heard of yet.
You think my theory is stupid? Check this out:
Back in early 2017, I got into cryptocurrencies. Virtually no one knew what they were back then. In fact, whenever I typed the word "cryptocurrency" on my computer, a squiggly, red line always appeared under the word.
Then, going into 2018, cryptocurrencies exploded in value, making some people very rich. Suddenly, it was all over the news. Even mainstream financial broadcasts, which normally only covered stocks and bonds, started talking about cryptocurrencies. People were actually taking out loans to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze. Almost overnight, it seemed like everyone and their mother had now heard of cryptocurrencies.
Guess what happened next? That's right-- the wavy, red line suddenly vanished whenever you typed the word "cryptocurrency".
You know what also happened? After months of parabolic gains, the cryptocurrency market bubble suddenly burst, sending valuations plummeting back to earth.
Why did the bubble burst? Because cryptocurrencies became too popular, causing their price to be bid up to insane levels (their popularity is also the reason why spellcheckers suddenly started recognizing the word).
You can apply my "squiggly, red line" theory to almost anything. As long as a spellchecker doesn't recognize a word, you can be sure that most people haven't heard of it yet.
You think my theory is stupid? Check this out:
Back in early 2017, I got into cryptocurrencies. Virtually no one knew what they were back then. In fact, whenever I typed the word "cryptocurrency" on my computer, a squiggly, red line always appeared under the word.
Then, going into 2018, cryptocurrencies exploded in value, making some people very rich. Suddenly, it was all over the news. Even mainstream financial broadcasts, which normally only covered stocks and bonds, started talking about cryptocurrencies. People were actually taking out loans to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze. Almost overnight, it seemed like everyone and their mother had now heard of cryptocurrencies.
Guess what happened next? That's right-- the wavy, red line suddenly vanished whenever you typed the word "cryptocurrency".
You know what also happened? After months of parabolic gains, the cryptocurrency market bubble suddenly burst, sending valuations plummeting back to earth.
Why did the bubble burst? Because cryptocurrencies became too popular, causing their price to be bid up to insane levels (their popularity is also the reason why spellcheckers suddenly started recognizing the word).
You can apply my "squiggly, red line" theory to almost anything. As long as a spellchecker doesn't recognize a word, you can be sure that most people haven't heard of it yet.
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