Can take a while to notice that the 'game' is actually rigged against you. The ghostings become harder to ignore, the fact that the women have increasingly higher standards, regardless of their own attractiveness AND they never reciprocate the efforts, never display much interest

And from the women's side, they find endless options, of all kinds: Be a sugar baby! A full time submissive! Or a Domme! A unicorn for a poly couple! Or 1500 different guys who offer to treat you like a queen.
Or, of course, start an Onlyfans and use your profile to advertise.

How the hell do you filter that? Human brain isn't designed for this.

and where before a woman's dad would have been a filtering barrier, society don't let you do that anymore. So she's on her own.

Often against older guys who are experienced manipulators.