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Some. And some just want to have sex. That's the way it's always worked online.

• LanceH 11y ago
  and in person.
• hackinthebochs 11y ago
  The problem is that our access used to be constrained by proximity, and so there was a natural limit to the number of people we could reasonably entertain the notion of a relationship with. With apps like tinder come an unprecedented level of access. What happens to dating mores once it becomes the norm to have "access" to tens of thousands of people within an X mile radius? Considering how we judge worthiness of a partner is related to social factors and quantity of access (e.g. someone with access to many people like a college student is going to have higher standards), what will it look like when every potential partner is judged through the lens of the last 10 thousand tinder swipes? We've seen what modern media can do to self esteem, particularly in young women. What happens when we're all now literally competing with the nearest ten thousand most attractive people in your state? I predict that the effects these apps will have on self-esteem, dating, social values, and even the institution of marriage will be catastrophic.
  • Navarr 11y ago
    Blah at the institution of marriage. The institution of marriage hasn't had any sanctity for the last x years (divorce skyrocketing). Which is perhaps fine, a single partner for one's entire life isn't cut out for everyone. (It's cut out for me, though, and I am happily married). The "Tinder problem" does exist though, and perhaps it'll lead to a segregation of those who want something meaningful and those who don't. Not sure if that will be a good or a bad thing.
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