"Forgive me if someone else has said this, but I was thinking earlier about how the whole “nice guy” and “friend-zone” thing are pretty much nothing more than an example of social relationships having degenerated into nothing more than economic deals in which one person expects certain goods or services in exchange for their goods or services. It turns what should be sincere, honest connection and empathy into nothing more than an investment. Butthurt “nice guys” in the “friend zone” are the result of what they deem to be a poor return for their investment.
More than completely bastardizing true, honest friendship, it is dehumanizing to the women involved; it turns them into nothing more than resource capital, rather than a human being who deserves friendship without strings attached.
Tl:dr - capitalism? Ohaider misogyny! Oh, you’ve met before?"