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Equal parts fascinating and dystopian. I'm even more convinced now that online dating has reached a local optima, but eventually someone is going to find a sol
by bawolff 2y ago
Equal parts fascinating and dystopian.
I'm even more convinced now that online dating has reached a local optima, but eventually someone is going to find a solution that is less shallow and predatory and blow it out of the water.
- mindwok 2y agoI’m more cynical. Dating apps are easy, and entertaining. Finding a good person to spend your life (or a prolonged period) with is hard. I’m not sure there is an external solution to this in the world we live in - it’s like getting fit. People need to suck it up and put in the work if they want results.
- bawolff 2y agoMy understanding is that dating apps just let you meet people. What you do after that and how much effort you put in is up to you.
- thatguy0900 2y agoPicking that example when we're entering into the ozempic era is brave
- mindwok 2y agoHahaha I did think of that. Unfortunately as much as it helps, it won’t give you gains.
- ketzo 2y agoI think they’re pretty close to global max on “relationship-flavored entertainment app for single adults” Optima for “stable-relationship-forming app” are yet to be discovered — and also, I think, to really be sought at all
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoLiving by yourself is becoming increasingly regular and marriage is sharply declining amongst people who didn’t attend college. I don’t think software is gonna fix this.
- jollyllama 2y agoIf anything, usage of dating apps makes it worse, leading to more dependence on apps, as the social technology of couples meeting outside apps decays. Self-reinforcing feedback loop.