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> As much as articles lament the alienating despair of algorithmically processed dating-app and social media culture, the popularity of these apps never decline
by lapcat 3y ago
> As much as articles lament the alienating despair of algorithmically processed dating-app and social media culture, the popularity of these apps never declines. In fact, year after year they become more popular
Your claim is literally contradicted by the article: "The most up-to-date figures show the world’s most popular dating app, Tinder, saw its users drop by 5% in 2021, while shares in both Bumble and Match Group, which owns Tinder, have declined steadily over the last couple of years."
- atleastoptimal 3y agoBecause they are moving to other services/apps. Hinge in particular.
- maxlamb 3y agoConsidering the lockdowns made dating app usage surge in 2020, a more meaningful figure would be a comparison between 2019 and 2021. The fact that it dropped 5% from 2020 to 2021 given the lockdowns in 2020 makes that figure meaningless.