Why is it inevitable that men will never be loved by another human? Given the gender ratio is approximately 50%-50%, that promiscuity decreases with age (so pickiness decreases), I'd expect that anyone (barring the small % of severely mental ill) that wants a relationship can (eventually) get one.
I feel like the vast majority of incels will eventually be in a relationship. It's just they that are in a bad place mentally or have some genetic disadvantage. Like the article says, having an AI girlfriend may be a crutch to stay in this state for longer.
I realize this is becoming a demographic issue in some countries e.g. China where there are too many men.
I don't believe at all that normal human sexual behaviour is for men and women to pair off into happy monogamous married couples. A lot of women would prefer having part of a great man than all of a mediocre one. Additionally, a lot of women would rather keep to themselves rather than date anybody. Whereas men are pretty much always down for at least a sexual relationship and trend towards a higher sex drive. So you end up with a discrepancy, at least when it comes to sexual relationships.
In the past mediocre men might have been more easily been able to get into relationships on the promise of becoming a provider and maybe a stepfather, but it's a literal social goal of society to undermine that as much as possible so women don't have to be dependant on such relationships and tolerate such men and any of their misbehaviour. That's great for women, and the men can use AIs.
I feel like the vast majority of incels will eventually be in a relationship. It's just they that are in a bad place mentally or have some genetic disadvantage. Like the article says, having an AI girlfriend may be a crutch to stay in this state for longer.
I realize this is becoming a demographic issue in some countries e.g. China where there are too many men.