Anecdotal, but all of the men I know on dating apps were the ones that would get up and go ask any woman out before.
The ones afraid of rejection are still afraid of rejection.
The ones afraid of rejection are still afraid of rejection.
The opposite is true on campuses. There are now far more women than men at college. Outside of IT/engineering, the ratio is around 3:2 and very favourable to men.
Yes they get more messages, they also filter and ignore many. That doesn't mean you can't land a date. There's a difference between guys who chase after absolutely everyone and guys who show more genuine interest in a person, and that comes through in the communication.
You're also preaching to the choir on college, I think the opportunity should be exploited to meet people in person, that doesn't mean online dating is rendered redundant.
I always pushed to meet in person early instead of weeks of chatting. Far easier to fight out if there is chemistry and you can continue chatting after (if it goes well ofc)
The computer systems technology program had around 300 people when I started it, and 3 of them were women. By the time we all graduated there were zero.
A few of us tried to game the system by choosing electives like "The Mating Game" but to no avail.