One moment really stood out for me in the show Adolescence. For those of you who haven’t seen it (and you should!), Adolescence follows the fallout after a teenage boy, Jamie, murders one of his school mates, Katie. Over the course of the series, investigations find out that Jamie had been chronically bullied on social media, with students calling him ugly and an incel. The show has sparked debate about the influence of the manosphere on young men – a collection of social media groups, led by the likes of Andrew Tate, that are sprouting misogynistic and violent rubbish online. In the second episode, two cops – DI Luke Bascome and DS Misha Frank interview students in Jamie’s school. In between interviews Frank questions the point – they have enough evidence to convict Jamie, why waste their time there? She’s particularly concerned that they’re too focused on Jamie, while Katie is getting ignored. Bascome replies that he feels it is not enough to just have the evidence, they need to understand why Jamie did it. Frank doesn’t agree, because they’ll never really understand why. I have been researching the manosphere for years now. I have delved deeply into the inner sanctum of these communities, spending hours reading hateful misogynistic material all with one aim: to do what Bascome wants and truly understand why it appeals so many young men.