I also suggest Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now , by Jaron Lanier
Jaron is in the documentary and makes additional points. Social Media is making you a jerk is a great one.
While he doesn't directly critique Online Dating, he does mention Catfishing and Ashley Madison being mostly bots. If you Google 'FTC sues Match' you'll find bots are very common across the industry.
At least now you can't detach online dating from social media , you need to get your matches to add you on Snapchat so you never actually meet anyone. Just off pure stats, people are more alone than ever before. By design it doesn't work for most people. And what company would want to lose subscribers ?
I found myself an anxiety filled 'lab rat' when using that junk. Deleted all my social media a year or so ago , and I've had no issue meeting great folks since.
Generally I go out to do things I want to do. Everyone that's joined me along the way, including a fellow .net programer, has been a bonus.
All that said, I see it getting much worse before it gets better. Social Media is eventually going to be regulated , but it's already destroyed a generation. Rates of suicide have exploded since Social Media became mainstream.
I also suggest Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now , by Jaron Lanier
Jaron is in the documentary and makes additional points. Social Media is making you a jerk is a great one.
While he doesn't directly critique Online Dating, he does mention Catfishing and Ashley Madison being mostly bots. If you Google 'FTC sues Match' you'll find bots are very common across the industry.
At least now you can't detach online dating from social media , you need to get your matches to add you on Snapchat so you never actually meet anyone. Just off pure stats, people are more alone than ever before. By design it doesn't work for most people. And what company would want to lose subscribers ?
I found myself an anxiety filled 'lab rat' when using that junk. Deleted all my social media a year or so ago , and I've had no issue meeting great folks since.
Generally I go out to do things I want to do. Everyone that's joined me along the way, including a fellow .net programer, has been a bonus.
All that said, I see it getting much worse before it gets better. Social Media is eventually going to be regulated , but it's already destroyed a generation. Rates of suicide have exploded since Social Media became mainstream.