Chris could have probably found a girl if he had a proper support structure in place, guiding him through meeting a girl at some autistic social group or something. He most likely wouldn't have embarked on the Christine saga as a coping mechanism if this had happened. Incels are beyond help, Chris is just neurologically cursed and can barely function independently. He never had any sort of structure or organization in place outside of school, and the consequences of that have been catastrophic. He belongs in some kind of controlled environment with somebody checking on him and making sure he isn't endangering himself somehow.
Incels are different, they've entered an echo chamber which validates everything bad they've ever thought about themselves. You never deal with one incel, you're up against a hivemind, a single worldview spanning many.
He did meet the Wallflower at a support group, he met Megan at the GAME Place, he met Anna while on his Lovequest. He had "gal pals" all throughout school.
Contrary to popular memes, Incels don't have a problem meeting women, they seem to have problems interacting with women. In Chris' specific case, I think it's due to his poor hygiene, interest in childlike hobbies, and unable to read another person's emotions.
I'll even throw Chris a bone and say he's better with women than most Incels are. Look at how he is when he goes to those geekcons. Not a lot of chicks frequented those 10 or 20 years ago, now there are so many "Nerd" or "Gamer" girls hanging around. I don't go to those things, but a lot of those girls look awkward as fuck. I think if Chris were born 10 or 20 years later, he would have been far more successful in his lovequest. He wasn't picky like Incels were, he just wanted a non-smoky, non-drinky White girl. Didn't care too much what she looked like.
If he were born 10-20 years later, wasn't thirsting for some easy China and engaging in heavy petting the first 5 min in, I think he could have snagged a geekcon chick.
