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I’ve never used a dating app. I think dating apps are mostly used for hookups. At least that’s what I’ve heard, and I’m not interested at all. In this capitalist system where we consume everything so quickly, it’s very difficult to truly find love. A philosopher once wrote a book about how love is gradually dying. The Agony of Eros by Chul Han. I recommend.

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jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

I think dating apps are mostly used for hookups

This isn’t especially true. Maybe Feeld and Tinder are less “serious”, but the idea of dating apps is mainstream enough that you find all sorts of people and goals.

The capitalism and for-profit nature does make them all kind of suck, though

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- Nilay@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I don’t know, they still seem to me like they’re only for short-term gains. Capitalism ruins everything.
  
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  - jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Thinking about my friend group, about half the people met their long term partners on dating apps. The other half is a mix of work and large social groups (eg: people who all go to certain kinds of music festivals)
    
    I guess it varies by age and region.
    
    pewresearch.org/…/key-takeaways-on-americans-view…
    
    While meeting partners through personal networks is still the most common kind of introduction, about one-in-ten partnered adults (12%) say they met their partner online. About a third (32%) of adults who are married, living with a partner or are in a committed relationship say friends and family helped them find their match. Smaller shares say they met through work (18%), through school (17%), online (12%), at a bar or restaurant (8%), at a place of worship (5%) or somewhere else (8%).
    
    Some other sources I’m seeing say it’s as high as 60% of couples met online.
    
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    Nilay@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Interesting 🤔
    
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