I’m pretty sure you’re referring to Catalana saying “it did not look great”. He says it within the first couple of minutes of today’s podcast. If that’s what you’re referring to, he’s saying the exact opposite of it not being serious.
No, never disinterested. The least interested I ever got was during my college years ~1998-2004 and even then I was heavily interested. Just not as much as before and after because of how many distractions there are associated with college.