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03-21-2026, 10:14 AM
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Well....that's troubling. Online dating has ruined a generation.
Sadly, many of you keep using it.
03-21-2026, 10:17 AM
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31 minute video, where are the fucking cliffs?
03-21-2026, 10:18 AM
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Don't worry, I am doing my part to keep the fertility rate high
03-21-2026, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
Cliffs: We're Bidone
31 minute video, where are the fucking cliffs?
Not in the AM
03-21-2026, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I got AI to transcribe the video and make notes
31 minute video, where are the fucking cliffs?
Dating Apps Destroyed a Generation (Summary)
Industry collapse:
Bumble: $13B → ~$335M (-96%)
Match Group: $48B → ~$7B (-82%)
~$54B in value wiped out since 2021
Only ~7% of users pay; most quit within 1 month
User behavior & psychology:
Avg usage: 55–90 mins/day
90% say they feel addicted
70% say apps hurt mental health
Swipe users have ~2.5x higher psychological distress
78% report burnout (79% Gen Z)
Dating imbalance (core problem):
Women swipe right ~5%; men ~61%
Match rate: women ~30%, men ~2.6%
~38 swipes per match (men)
~6,000 swipes → 1 date (men)
Tinder “inequality” (Gini): 0.58 (vs US income 0.41)
Sex & relationships declining:
24% of under 30s had zero sex (up from 12% in 2010)
Male virginity (22–34): 4% → 10%
Weekly sex (18–64): 55% → 37%
63% of men <30 are single vs 34% of women
First marriage age (men): ~30.8
1 in 4 people at 40 never married
Fertility collapse:
US: 1.6 (below 2.1 replacement)
South Korea: 0.72
Japan: 1.2
Italy: 1.24
By 2100: ~198/204 countries below replacement
Social breakdown:
Time with friends: 12.8 hrs/week → ~5 hrs
44% of young men won’t approach women IRL
<50% of high schoolers dating (vs ~90% in past)
~50% of adults report loneliness (health risk ≈ smoking 15 cigarettes/day)
Economics of dating:
Avg date cost: $88–$156
~$2,300/year for active daters
19% of ages 25–34 live with parents
53% of Gen Z spend $0/month on dating
Apps themselves:
Men = ~80% of paying users
Tinder tiers up to $499/month ($6K/year)
FTC fined Match $14M for deceptive practices
15,000+ complaints (BBB, 3 years)
AI threat:
60M downloads of AI companion apps (2025)
30M users on Replika
16% of singles tried AI romance (≈33% Gen Z)
Potential: 15% choose AI over humans by 2035
Outlier:
Grindr growing ~30%/year, ~47% margins
Works because: no gender imbalance, no swipe gamification
Key Takeaways
Dating apps are designed to keep you single (engagement > success)
The market is extremely unequal, especially for men
Everyone is dating less, not just “losing” men
Social + economic + tech factors are compounding the decline
Early signs show a shift back to real-life meeting and smaller communities
03-21-2026, 10:41 AM
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Cliffs: How dating apps have ruined dating and severely damaged fertility rates. Stop being a lazy bitch and watch it.
03-21-2026, 10:50 AM
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dating apps and social media should be inaccessible for everyone
would force the pendulum to swing back in a favorable direction
would force the pendulum to swing back in a favorable direction
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03-21-2026, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
Cliffs: sloots gonna sloot, tour over (I assume I didn't watch it)
31 minute video, where are the fucking cliffs?
03-21-2026, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted By Salsashark717⏩
I have 2 kids (replacement achieved), and I get matches every day, this doesn't apply to me.
Cliffs: How dating apps have ruined dating and severely damaged fertility rates. Stop being a lazy bitch and watch it.
The younger generation is fucked for reasons that go beyond internet dating
03-21-2026, 11:11 AM
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03-21-2026, 11:36 AM
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03-21-2026, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
So M-F straight apps are in massive decline and guys are coping with either AI chatbots or literally trying men on grinder
I got AI to transcribe the video and make notes
Dating Apps Destroyed a Generation (Summary)
Industry collapse:
Bumble: $13B → ~$335M (-96%)
Match Group: $48B → ~$7B (-82%)
~$54B in value wiped out since 2021
Only ~7% of users pay; most quit within 1 month
User behavior & psychology:
Avg usage: 55–90 mins/day
90% say they feel addicted
70% say apps hurt mental health
Swipe users have ~2.5x higher psychological distress
78% report burnout (79% Gen Z)
Dating imbalance (core problem):
Women swipe right ~5%; men ~61%
Match rate: women ~30%, men ~2.6%
~38 swipes per match (men)
~6,000 swipes → 1 date (men)
Tinder “inequality” (Gini): 0.58 (vs US income 0.41)
Sex & relationships declining:
24% of under 30s had zero sex (up from 12% in 2010)
Male virginity (22–34): 4% → 10%
Weekly sex (18–64): 55% → 37%
63% of men <30 are single vs 34% of women
First marriage age (men): ~30.8
1 in 4 people at 40 never married
Fertility collapse:
US: 1.6 (below 2.1 replacement)
South Korea: 0.72
Japan: 1.2
Italy: 1.24
By 2100: ~198/204 countries below replacement
Social breakdown:
Time with friends: 12.8 hrs/week → ~5 hrs
44% of young men won’t approach women IRL
<50% of high schoolers dating (vs ~90% in past)
~50% of adults report loneliness (health risk ≈ smoking 15 cigarettes/day)
Economics of dating:
Avg date cost: $88–$156
~$2,300/year for active daters
19% of ages 25–34 live with parents
53% of Gen Z spend $0/month on dating
Apps themselves:
Men = ~80% of paying users
Tinder tiers up to $499/month ($6K/year)
FTC fined Match $14M for deceptive practices
15,000+ complaints (BBB, 3 years)
AI threat:
60M downloads of AI companion apps (2025)
30M users on Replika
16% of singles tried AI romance (≈33% Gen Z)
Potential: 15% choose AI over humans by 2035
Outlier:
Grindr growing ~30%/year, ~47% margins
Works because: no gender imbalance, no swipe gamification
Key Takeaways
Dating apps are designed to keep you single (engagement > success)
The market is extremely unequal, especially for men
Everyone is dating less, not just “losing” men
Social + economic + tech factors are compounding the decline
Early signs show a shift back to real-life meeting and smaller communities
Dating Apps Destroyed a Generation (Summary)
Industry collapse:
Bumble: $13B → ~$335M (-96%)
Match Group: $48B → ~$7B (-82%)
~$54B in value wiped out since 2021
Only ~7% of users pay; most quit within 1 month
User behavior & psychology:
Avg usage: 55–90 mins/day
90% say they feel addicted
70% say apps hurt mental health
Swipe users have ~2.5x higher psychological distress
78% report burnout (79% Gen Z)
Dating imbalance (core problem):
Women swipe right ~5%; men ~61%
Match rate: women ~30%, men ~2.6%
~38 swipes per match (men)
~6,000 swipes → 1 date (men)
Tinder “inequality” (Gini): 0.58 (vs US income 0.41)
Sex & relationships declining:
24% of under 30s had zero sex (up from 12% in 2010)
Male virginity (22–34): 4% → 10%
Weekly sex (18–64): 55% → 37%
63% of men <30 are single vs 34% of women
First marriage age (men): ~30.8
1 in 4 people at 40 never married
Fertility collapse:
US: 1.6 (below 2.1 replacement)
South Korea: 0.72
Japan: 1.2
Italy: 1.24
By 2100: ~198/204 countries below replacement
Social breakdown:
Time with friends: 12.8 hrs/week → ~5 hrs
44% of young men won’t approach women IRL
<50% of high schoolers dating (vs ~90% in past)
~50% of adults report loneliness (health risk ≈ smoking 15 cigarettes/day)
Economics of dating:
Avg date cost: $88–$156
~$2,300/year for active daters
19% of ages 25–34 live with parents
53% of Gen Z spend $0/month on dating
Apps themselves:
Men = ~80% of paying users
Tinder tiers up to $499/month ($6K/year)
FTC fined Match $14M for deceptive practices
15,000+ complaints (BBB, 3 years)
AI threat:
60M downloads of AI companion apps (2025)
30M users on Replika
16% of singles tried AI romance (≈33% Gen Z)
Potential: 15% choose AI over humans by 2035
Outlier:
Grindr growing ~30%/year, ~47% margins
Works because: no gender imbalance, no swipe gamification
Key Takeaways
Dating apps are designed to keep you single (engagement > success)
The market is extremely unequal, especially for men
Everyone is dating less, not just “losing” men
Social + economic + tech factors are compounding the decline
Early signs show a shift back to real-life meeting and smaller communities
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03-21-2026, 12:17 PM
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03-21-2026, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I'm old fat and bald and had sex twice yesterday with my single mom girlfriend
I have 2 kids (replacement achieved), and I get matches every day, this doesn't apply to me.
The younger generation is fucked for reasons that go beyond internet dating
The younger generation is fucked for reasons that go beyond internet dating
I don't get these zoomers having no sex drive
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03-21-2026, 12:25 PM
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Don’t need cliffs crew , dating apps are for Chad . There was a video posted once where a Chad had over 2000 prime young sloots in his roster , whereas Timmie’s can barely get the scraps with STDs .
I also lost my sloot to Chad back in the early 90’s . She only had a body count of one and had that sweet innocent girl next door vibe going .
Unfortunately she invited me to one of her companies events one weekend , and once my sloots seen her butter face coworker had a Chad fiancé, it was over srs , got dumped right on the spot after 2 years of being together.
Never let your sloot get anywhere near Chad , or your tours over ded srs
I also lost my sloot to Chad back in the early 90’s . She only had a body count of one and had that sweet innocent girl next door vibe going .
Unfortunately she invited me to one of her companies events one weekend , and once my sloots seen her butter face coworker had a Chad fiancé, it was over srs , got dumped right on the spot after 2 years of being together.
Never let your sloot get anywhere near Chad , or your tours over ded srs
Back with my Fam
03-21-2026, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Guys are so fed up with sloots that they're literally trying men, LOL.
Grindr growing ~30%/year, ~47% margins
Balding is death. If you have no hair, you have no life.
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