How Influencers Are Ruining Dating

A woman posts a video. She is crying. She says all men are trash. She gets a million likes. A man posts a video. He says women only want money. He gets a million likes. Neither of them has been on a date in six months. Neither of them is qualified to give advice. Neither of them cares. Engagement is more profitable than honesty.In this episode, I examine how dating influencers have poisoned the well of modern romance. The algorithm rewards outrage over nuance. The influencer who tells you that your relationship problems are your partner's fault will get more views than the influencer who tells you to work on yourself. The result is a generation of single people who have been trained to see the opposite sex as the enemy rather than as potential partners.The episode explores specific examples of destructive dating advice. The claim that men should never commit until their thirties. The claim that women should never settle for a man who earns less. The claim that any disagreement is gaslighting. The claim that wanting a partner who is physically fit is fatphobic. The advice is designed to get likes, not to help you find love. And it is working. Single rates are at an all-time high. The influencers are not worried. They are too busy counting their money.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the influencers who claim to be helping you find love are the reason you are still single.