"...he doesn't have a girlfriend but refuses to try when his dad and I suggest getting a job, making friends through hobby groups, going outside more, dating apps"
Boomers will Boomer. Completely unware of what the dating scene is in the 2020s.
"...he says he's worried he would be stressed at work"
People will go on and on about how having a job is hell, and "I barely sleep", and "I get metaphorically fucked by my manager", and so on.
And then when someone hears that and goes... "Wow, that sucks. Not doing that"
They go "Waaaaaaat!
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You can't do that, you have to work!"
Even though we brought you into this world without your consent, and we could TOTALLY help you financially until we are dead. Which should be every parents fucking job.