Nah neet applies to a far broader audience than incel, which is generally seen as a derogatory insult most people don’t wanna identify with Nobody really wants to be an incel (it’s in the name:”involuntary”), while people often and will increasingly aspire to be a neet Essentially you aren’t an incel by choice while you’re a neet by choice. Incel represents failure, while neet represents active rebellion and success in breaking free from the beaten path