More and more young women are asking indignantly: where have the knights gone? No one courts them or gives them gifts anymore.

We asked the guys why they don't court women or give gifts.

— Why the fuck should I humiliate myself and act like a beggar? When I can just message a MILF on a dating app, go over to her place, and she’ll suck me off for free and feed me, too.

— Real girls—the kind you’d want to court and invest in—are a dying breed. They’re all used goods. Nobody wants to pick up a «used food» from the trash and finish off someone else's leftovers.

— I could. But why bother? There’s no such thing as «my girlfriend» anymore; they’re all public property. Everyone uses the girl, but I’m the one who has to pay? I don’t even want that public cesspool, not even for free.

— Because nowadays a girl is like a taxi—everyone uses her, and the mileage is sky-high. It’s cheaper to just order a ride once in a while than to own your own clunker that needs maintenance and money poured into it—plus you have to ask for permission to do anything.

— Hey, listen, brother. If you want to drink some milk, do you want to get your own cow and build a barn for it? And clean up its shit and maintain it… Or is it easier to just buy it ready-made at the store and drink it?

— You wear that collar yourself! I ain't no dog to live tied up on a leash!

For the first time, a new generation is lagging behind the previous one in development.

Studies in the US and Europe have shown that the average IQ has begun to decline: Gen Z performs worse than their parents in reading, arithmetic, memorization, and problem-solving. Scientists note a global decline in intelligence and mental flexibility.

Experts blame gadgets for this, as some Gen Z individuals spend more than 7 hours a day in front of screens. Distance learning has also contributed to the situation.