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Topic
Dating Culture
Episodes · 12 months
7
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, May 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 1 of 3,584, 0 of 3,862, 1 of 4,115, 0 of 4,226, 1 of 4,731, 1 of 4,438, 2 of 4,230, 0 of 4,319, 1 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
All time
38
+11 via 10 narrower
On record
26
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
4mo ago
Jul 8, 2026
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp5 people
60%
40%
- Dating apps degrade connection3 people · 60%
- Prioritize character over status2 people · 40%
Dating apps degrade connection
Modern dating has been negatively impacted by the addictive nature of apps and the prioritization of speed over meaningful commitment.
3 people · 3 episodes
Modern dating is difficult due to the overwhelming number of options and temptations presented by social media.
“I also think that's what has made dating so hard because you're like yeah I'm dating this person right now but with social media and and you see your whole in I mean my Instagram I don't know about yours. It's just like there's hot women everywhere and there's just temptations everywhere.”
Chris Williamson · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 171K views on this topicMC
Mercedes CoffmanUnrated
Modern dating culture prioritizes speed, convenience, and instant gratification, which discourages the gradual development of meaningful, emotionally invested relationships.
“So, avoidant culture is really just avoiding anything that's inconveniencing or anything that causes discomfort. Meaning, anything that takes too much time, anything that requires too much effort, anything that requires consistency or follow-through, that would basically fall into avoidant culture.”
Chris Williamson · May 2026 · 1 episode · 156K views on this topic
Modern dating culture has been severely degraded by the addictive and dopamine-driven nature of dating apps.
“The whole system right now is not set up for two people who actually want a relationship to find each other, especially two intentional people. You know, I said in the video we did on Sunday, it's like, you know, a bunch of people who want real relationships are put in a mixer with a whole bunch of ”
Matthew Hussey · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 35K views on this topicPrioritize character over status
Dating should focus on personal connection and genuine interaction rather than viewing partners as status symbols or commodities.
2 people · 2 episodes
First dates should prioritize personal connection and conversation over the prestige or cost of a restaurant.
“I don't need the restaurant to be the entertainment that's the point and I don't want to be like quiet and like weird I want to be able to talk to you”
Brilliant Idiots · Oct 2023 · 2 episodes · 6.6M views on this topic
Modern dating culture is an obsessive and shallow pursuit driven by the desire to secure a partner as a status symbol rather than for genuine connection.
“and her entire life from when she [ __ ] gets wet for the first time till she traps one of these poor losers is about stalking and finding this guy and she needs a podcasts about it”
The Tim Dillon Show · Jul 2019 · 1 episode · 580K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Dec 2017