Not nearly as pathetic as assuming that the 8 billion are (a) essentially fungible from a relationship standpoint (b) equally eager to engage in a relationship with anyone who likes (c) within reasonable proximity and that's just a start of the assumptions you probably didn't even do enough thinking to know that you thoughtlessly made.

On the plus side, coming in hot with a low-value comment frosted with general contempt for an entire class of people does narrow down where in the 8 billion people someone might look for rewarding companionship by at least a value of one, or provide you with the opportunity to bask in the kind of disagreeable engagement and connection you seem to have indicated you prefer, so I guess that's kindof nice.

heh, it sounds funny when you put it that way, but some people legitimately have a hard time socialising and forming deep connections with others.

Doubt it's a new thing, but maybe it gets exacerbated nowadays with everyone being online all the time.

Must be an extrovert. It’s easy to be lonely in a crowd and in fact the crowd having strong interactions can drive it home. Different strokes, eh. Be empathetic with those unlike yourself.

It's hard to be sympathetic when these boomers choose to be alone, not marry, and not have kids. What did they think was going to happen when they got old?

Spouses die. Children move away.