So there is a loneliness epidemic caused by capitalist alienation. However, I wonder if lack of material conditions also adds to this. I just keep seeing lots of my broke guy friends depressed because they can’t find a partner and it is so hard for them to meet new people. This makes me wonder if their financial situation is the main reason.
It’s a whole combination of factors. This is a big part, not knowing where to meet new people is always hard.
Capitalism also commodities relationships, people can be trained by capitalism to view relationships in an entirely transactional way, this is how we get things like incels.
Another factor is that a lot of places for people to get to know each other are bloody expensive. It costs money to get to know someone. So some people just “can’t afford” to date. This works in terms of time too, where people are “too busy working” to get to meet new people.