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Seems like a waste of tax-payer money to me. Why can't people just... meet others offline like they did 10+ years ago.
by 535188B17C93743 4y ago
Seems like a waste of tax-payer money to me. Why can't people just... meet others offline like they did 10+ years ago.
- ratww 4y agoWell, if the government wants to help people meeting offline, it's gonna cost a helluva lot more than a website... to the point it doesn't sound like a waste anymore. I don't see society going back to offline dating by itself.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoPeople can meet each other offline like they did 10+ years ago. They (or some large proportion) might prefer to meet online though, as the evidence seems to indicate.
- acuozzo 4y ago> Why can't people just... meet others offline like they did 10+ years ago. Because dating apps have distorted courting even if we elect to ignore them. They alter expectations and make the proverbial sea seem much more filled with fish than it truly is. And even if this distortion has no impact on us, we can't control whether or not it has had impact on our prospective date(s). Why would your date willfully overlook a glaring fault of yours, for instance, if they have 999 likes in their pocket from seemingly-flawless suitors? Hell, even if your date doesn't use dating apps either, then they likely know what's available from friends, relatives, etc.
- avgcorrection 4y agoBowling alone, pfft... why can’t they bowl with somebody?