One of my best friends helped invent supersymmetric string theory (knew Heisenberg, Feynman, Schwinger: all the big swinging dicks). He (resentfully) used email when he was still professionally active, and passing LaTeX documents back and forth with colleagues. Since he's retired, he refuses to use communication technology more advanced than twisted pair telephone wires.
I personally have been winding down a lot of internet crap, and have refused to purchase a cell phone capable of doing anything more than having verbal conversations, and have been a lot happier for it.
FWIIW, I also realized a long time ago (longer than Tinder) that online dating is hopeless for anything more than a booty call, and is frankly a waste of time for that as well, at least for me. I prefer not to be the hamster wheel of a dopamine loop. There's always another one. These things are not designed to make you happy: they're designed to make you come back to the website. It's easier to go outside and talk to someone who smells nice.
I personally have been winding down a lot of internet crap, and have refused to purchase a cell phone capable of doing anything more than having verbal conversations, and have been a lot happier for it.
FWIIW, I also realized a long time ago (longer than Tinder) that online dating is hopeless for anything more than a booty call, and is frankly a waste of time for that as well, at least for me. I prefer not to be the hamster wheel of a dopamine loop. There's always another one. These things are not designed to make you happy: they're designed to make you come back to the website. It's easier to go outside and talk to someone who smells nice.