• @_g_be@lemmy.world
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    211 days ago

    Reluctant to settle, spoiled for choice, great ways of describing the situation.

    the apparently-bottomless firehose of faces that makes you desensitized, the anonymous dismissal of them makes you callous.

    The apps are just another dopamine slot machine, so the companies don’t care and in fact would rather keep people in their app.

    • @Denjin@lemmings.world
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      111 days ago

      Any dating app that was any good at its stated aim wouldn’t be able to make enough money to survive.

      By definition dating apps don’t want you to meet a partner, they want you addicted to swiping and tapping and almost finding a partner. If you hook up a few times along the way then that’s just a secondary benefit and keeps that carrot dangling in front of you.

    • @sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      111 days ago

      ‘Look at all these people that think I’m pretty, who I could have if I wanted to.’’

      It’s the mirror from Snow White, but it lies better the more you pay it, the more time you spend staring at it.

      Skinner box.

      Wire the rat up to stimulate its pleasure receptors if it pushes button.

      Rat will push button untill it dies of dehydration.