Why Gen Z would rather die alone than join the dating scene 💀

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Time Stamps
00:00 – intro
02:30 – one by one
07:35 – Chime
10:02 – one by one pt. 2
18:57 – crush recession
26:42 – dating, but make it weird
34:35 – final thoughts

References & Resources
The Anti-Social Century https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/
Growing Up Lonely: Generation Z https://ifstudies.org/blog/growing-up-lonely-generation-z
Gen Z Is the Loneliest Generation in History. https://medium.com/the-borderless/gen-z-is-the-loneliest-generation-in-history-the-numbers-are-insane-9e1acc18f485
Screens Aren’t Destroying Young Minds. https://www.cato.org/commentary/screens-arent-destroying-young-minds-i-should-know
Gen Zers aren’t talking https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/11/gen-z-talking-phones-cognitive-health/
Gen Z Says We’re in a ‘Crush Recession.’ Here’s Why Nobody Wants to Date Anymore. https://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-says-were-in-a-crush-recession-heres-why-nobody-wants-to-date-anymore/
Even College Students Have Stopped Hanging Out https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/college-loneliness-socializing/688307/
Why Gen Z Is ‘Rejecting Traditional Relationships’ https://www.newsweek.com/why-gen-z-rejecting-traditional-relationships-2032832
The Great Romance Slump https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/modern-romance-recession/687968/
Dating Apps Are Keeping You Single On Purpose. https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/dating-apps-are-keeping-you-single-on-purpose-0558cdb89a09
Does your dating app want you to stay single? https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a34463436/does-your-dating-app-want-you-to-stay-single/
Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps encourage ‘compulsive’ use, lawsuit claims https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/14/tinder-hinge-and-other-dating-apps-encourage-compulsive-use-lawsuit-claims/
Gen Z Can’t Afford a First Date https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/nyregion/gen-z-dating-too-expensive-cost.html

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