> People have always had trouble pairing up.

And dating apps have eliminated these problems? I posit that the old problems remain and dating apps have added new ones on top.

> Courtship involved money since forever

Courtship required, or at least benefited from, demonstrable financial stability. Because that's an attractive quality in a mate for many people. But that's no different from saying "Courtship involved looks|religion|health/fertility since forever".

Courtship didn't previously require paying an intermediary to engage in. There's a distinction here that you either can't or don't want to understand.

> also paid dating apps are older than 15 years

But only in the last 15 years have they taken over dating.