This is pretty much coincidental with the rise of online dating. Who could have guessed that trusting the adtech industry with your love life was a bad idea?
Why would online dating make offline dating harder? Unless you're young and in the LGB group most people find their partners offline.
I think the truth is that dating is considered optional nowadays, which makes it more competitive both offline and online. People have minimum standards and if they can't find someone that matches these standards they can always stay single.
I personally don't believe in online dating, because the business model just doesn't work for me. Most dating apps are built for singles and once you find a long term relationship you cease using the app. An online dating company can only make money off of casual dating and perpetual singles. A "real" dating app should still provide value years into a relationship, otherwise there will always be a conflict of interest.
Yet another instance of blaming societal ills on tech, instead of the supposedly freedom/agency loving users.
Read Houellebecq or any dating advice forum, for arguments on how excess choice enabled by apps makes dating less egalitarian and ruins it for the “weaker” section.
This is a well-spread stereotype but is it backed up by reality? At the bare minimum I'd like to know about HN's personal experiences during their twenties and thirties.
[+] [-] thhhhrowaway44|5 years ago|reply
[+] [-] imtringued|5 years ago|reply
I think the truth is that dating is considered optional nowadays, which makes it more competitive both offline and online. People have minimum standards and if they can't find someone that matches these standards they can always stay single.
I personally don't believe in online dating, because the business model just doesn't work for me. Most dating apps are built for singles and once you find a long term relationship you cease using the app. An online dating company can only make money off of casual dating and perpetual singles. A "real" dating app should still provide value years into a relationship, otherwise there will always be a conflict of interest.
[+] [-] jmeister|5 years ago|reply
Read Houellebecq or any dating advice forum, for arguments on how excess choice enabled by apps makes dating less egalitarian and ruins it for the “weaker” section.
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[+] [-] dkdk8283|5 years ago|reply
Reducing sexual encounters to normalizing consent forms is pretty ridiculous. A few creeps ruined it for all of us
I am a man and if a woman asked me to sign something prior to sex I would leave
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[+] [-] burfog|5 years ago|reply
Men, after aging for the last 10 years: "No, it hasn't gotten harder."
Women, after aging for the last 10 years: "Yes, it has gotten harder."
[+] [-] the_jeremy|5 years ago|reply
The article is not long. Please don't make unfounded claims that are directly refuted by the article we're supposed to be discussing.
[+] [-] tthrowaway4009|5 years ago|reply