You hit the nail on the head about medias involvement. So many movies and tv shows center around the idea that sex is all there is to life and if you're not having sex you're a loser. Well it took a long time before I had sex, and I ate up that BS. I really developed some messed up views on women and relationships. If incel culture was a thing when I was a teenager I know 100% I would've been fully into that. Most incels are horribly toxic, but I can't help but feeling pity for them.