Yeah... "Join a hobby group" is the the go-to answer for people who are devoid of ideas but still want to feel helpful.

Honestly, I think there's something to be said for going back to "little old lady in the community who matches up young singles."

I'm into ham radios. Do you have any idea how long it's been since I've seen a woman?

I dunno, I’ve met people through my hobby, including my current partner. It’s sporadic but eh. The internet is a cesspit.

Maybe there's some geographical or cultural differences, but I can say for sure that hobbies is a perfectly normal place to meet women in my area of the US. I have dated plenty of people I've met through hobbies.

Also I think there's a difference between picking up a woman at a gym vs picking them up at a running or biking meetup. I think just like with anything else, there are inappropriate ways to do it, but it's not socially unacceptable from my understanding whereas gym pickups really are.

hit on women where they exercise for fuck sake

Women can say fuck off to me for themselves