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College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.

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[–] neptune@dmv.social 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I said it in a different thread.

I think dating apps were an important tool for women to assert control of their dating lives, ten years ago. And I think for the new generation of young women, a total wall between their daily life and dating life, is less necessary.

My two cents.

[–] sudoshakes@reddthat.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is that wall needed? Can you expand on this more?

[–] neptune@dmv.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't know what I am talking about?

There was a big trend, and it still exists to an extent today, that many woman do not want to be approached at the gym, etc.

I feel men have finally started adapting to how shitty their behavior was, meaning women are relying less on online dating as a way to stop the feeling of daily irl harassment.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

How exactly does an app help to stop the feeling of daily irl harassment? Do you seriously believe those problems have now been solved? If so, how did apps bring this about.

Men weren’t keeping women from taking the initiative, so it’s not like these apps gave women a power they previously had no control over. Yes they felt far safer but walking away from these apps just reintroduces that inherent risk.

I’m pretty sure there is about the same amount of shitty behavior, just look at where we are with abortion in the US. One party out of two is mask off sexist against women.

But dating apps cleaned up societies shitty behavior toward women?

[–] neptune@dmv.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's not what I said