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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by Ray20 on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:48PM (#43146649)
>Can't disagree about Tinder

And what wrong with Tinder? It is great if you are hot or a woman. And if you are not - well, nobody never cared anyway.

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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by pqtyw on Thursday February 27, 2025 @05:30AM (#43193053)
Well I don't recall people picking their partners from a line-up being that popular. You might not be "hot" but still do fine in an environment with limited choice.

If we trust those historical charts statistically over 70-80% of all people used to meet their partners though friends, work, school or family before the 2000s (work slowly replacing family since the 50s). Going out with random people you just met and had no other connection with was relatively rare.

https://i.redd.it/uwe4cchpfz5c1.png

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