I never was a dating app kind of human, but it helped me to get out there and even find my last partner.
First I assumed it's me, I am old now. But I slowly realized it's more than that, other people are old now too and yet it feels so distanced. It feels so different. It feels dishonest and fake.
But is it really much better in reality? Aren't we getting more and more distanced either way?
Yes, and yes. We are getting more distanced, but clearly the online/digital interactions are amplifying this in an extreme way. Like the idea itself that we are both talking to a bundle of plastics, metals and electronics and everything we say is mediated by this THING between us, that's as distancing as it gets. But it still is possible to just talk to people "out there" in the real world, but since it's less common and happens less often than it used to, I think we kinda lose this as a skill because we are out of practice, and its not just us but also "them". So I think the real-life interactions nowadays need some more engineering to set up the conditions for them, but at the same time people are desperate for them and craving them
I mean sure living in Switzerland doesn't make that more easy for sure, but the general issue doesn't seem to be a local one.
My fear is a new dating app will be developed and also acquired by Match Group.
I am mid 30 (so not that old) but the reality in dating does make me feel very old right now.