In other words, was it merely a show (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/104y9n6/comment/j37wo5a/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) that was a mix of toxic (https://medium.com/@AlwaysSunnyinVT/stinson-vs-reynolds-battle-of-the-sitcom-rapists-f4965238d430) pick-up-artist (https://magdalene.co/story/the-twisted-world-of-pick-up-artists) culture and overused jokes (https://screenrant.com/himym-how-met-mother-bad-jokes/) that Friends did 10 years earlier?