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I could be wrong, but I think this was supposed to be some kind of tongue-in-cheek, self-deprecating in-joke, along the lines of "we're such dweebs that beautiful women couldn't possibly be dating us for anything other than our money." The graphics were clearly meant to be amusing and the pictures of various male web geek victims weren't exactly flattering. And the 97% disappointment statistic was in the form of a pie chart, which struck me as funny, although I'm not sure why. Moreover, I don't think he was seriously blaming his hair loss on a failed relationship with his ex-girlfriend.
In any case, the loudest laughter seemed to be female. Of course, it could have been nervous laughter...
