we should really get rid of the idea of the “friendzone”.
https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/time-to-ditch-friendzone-idea/
I think this article explains it fine, but to summarize:
it comes from an idea that men (especially ‘nice guys’) deserve sex from women for being in their proximity.
being friends with someone should be a good thing and not just the waiting zone for a relationship.
I just checked his YouTube channel and a lot of his videos have alt-right rhetoric or dog-whistles in the title or thumbnail.
he does not strike me as a nice person :/