I’d say just by observations there’s a couple drivers:
-The right-left divide where men have been left behind
-The men hate that started in the 2010s
-The Covid arc where everyone was taught by screens and had stunted social development. Younger zoomers have limited social interaction. They are terrified of taking to a real person.
- dating culture expectations: men are encouraged to find a trad wife (think Andrew Tate ideas) and women expect men to spend $500 on a date and if they don’t then they are not worth their time.
- Dating apps: FOMO. My friend in NYC says ‘normal’ dates are harder to find then hookups. Everyone thinks their perfect, wealthy dream partner is just a swipe away, so they never actually end up dating anyone because they think they can get better (this applies to both sexes).
- Social media/ influencers: a ton of content on Instagram and TikTok is scripted so ‘couples content’ gives people skewed ideas about what a relationship should entail.
If I had to summarize, zoomers have had little organic social interaction with not just opposite genders but with each other.
Don’t drag me into retarded debates about gender, I’m just generalizing and sharing my observations over the past 15 years.
Edit: I invite any zoomers to share other things I have maybe missed.