rant · moment 8 of 9
Speculating on the Kid's Fate and the Laziness of Hookup App Culture
from Pick Your Meat · #83
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
5 minTim and Ray imagine what happened to the Jewish kid after his parents caught him, joke about the dad possibly participating, and then discuss how hookup apps like Grindr have made sex lazy and unsatisfying compared to the old bar pickup process.
- 35:03Tim wonders what happens to the kid's life in the next 24 hours after his parents catch him—whether he comes out or goes deeper into the closet.
- 35:55Hookup apps and internet dating have replaced the old way of meeting people—going to bars, talking, and developing social skills.
- 36:35Tim contrasts the mindset of wanting to meet someone with being in "jerk off mode"—the laziness of scrolling apps from home versus taking real initiative.
- 37:00The laziness of the hookup app process means people aren't bringing their best selves and nobody ends up satisfied.
- 37:49Tim says people won't stop hooking up through apps unless they find someone they genuinely like.
- 38:11The problem isn't meeting people online in general, but the specific laziness of sex apps compared to other platforms like Match.
- 38:28Sex and dating aren't what they used to be—the whole dynamic has changed.
- 38:44Tim describes the old approach: actually trying to turn someone on, talking dirty, doing the work to seduce instead of just scrolling.
- 39:06Tim jokes that the show has become him critiquing his own behavior, and his agent wants him to talk about pedophile cults or 9-11 instead.
- 39:20Tim's example of trying to seduce a woman by whispering "you're like a halibut on a hook and I love seabass"—nonsensical fishing metaphors he finds charming.