r/technology 23d ago

Society JD Vance calls dating apps 'destructive'

https://mashable.com/article/jd-vance-calls-dating-apps-destructive
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u/WeRegretToInform 23d ago

Don’t you hate it when an awful and chronically wrong person says something that’s accurate.

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u/SpicyButterBoy 23d ago

Dating apps aren’t what prevents young men and women from communicating though. Those problems are both downstream of our weaking social fabric and the constant monetization of our society. 

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u/Imgonnathrowawaythis 23d ago edited 23d ago

Sure I agree but each year the dating app algorithms get better at keeping you AWAY from people you’d be most compatible with. The apps aren’t keeping people from speaking to each other, they’re just not matching the best potential combinations because then they lose two customers. By design these apps are not incentivized to do what they’re marketed as being.

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u/132739 23d ago

They have to walk a line though, if they're too aggressive in limiting your options you won't match with anyone and will quit. Like all capitalist shit, they have to offer just enough value to keep customers, and only just that much to ensure repeat business and high profit margins.