Is online dating worth it?

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I’m single and wondering if online dating is even worth it I know what I want but I don’t know women will even want me any help would be nice

I met my wife on Craig's List; so, yes; it was worth it to us. At least for us, it was helpful to start to get to know each other via email first; I'm less awkward, anxious, and express myself better in text than in person. I was very fortunate in having a very good female friend who was willing to coach me (I suck at dating); for whom we're both very grateful.
I first met several other people through there and sites like POF; it takes a while, but meeting other people was good practice for when I met the right one.
If you want a lover, you have to be a lover; you have to develop the traits and behaviors others might find attractive in a friend. These skills don't come easily to most Aspies, but like any learned behaviors, they are attainable; we just have to work a bit harder at it than most folk.

I don’t want to sound like a bad person im not very confident around people I’m not scared I just never know what to say that’s my problem I’ve been training my whole life to seem normal and when it comes to women all that training goes right out the window any pointers that I can do?

It was worth it for me. I met my current and previous girlfriends through online dating.

Depends how are you are able to market yourself there (good photos, interesting about me-section). If using Tinder, the importance of good looks and photos goes up two times or more compared to more traditional dating sites though. Also, you need to be able to make initiation there as women rarely do it themselves.

I think it's hard, but it can pay off if you're patient and don't let it affect your self-esteem.

Not to bring your hopes down but i read a survey that said only 15% of members meet someone using online dating, and there are sites with loads fake women profiles handled by one woman "handler" working for a company with many employed, no big difference between that and a russian disinformation operation like the one in St. Petersburg.

They answer your messages and give you good feedback like "Hey there handsome", basically asking for your creditcard/membership to continue, that is why you see "free for a week" and such offers. Online dating is (mostly) a sham.

Can only speak for myself in this matter, but all of this cemented my view of online dating. I'm done with it.