I suspect there are two key deterrents to using dating apps:
1: Folks that are dating material ultimately leave the pool… leaving those that… aren’t. The longer the cycle continues the more undatable fill the population of date app users. So, by no fault of the dating app itself, the vast majority of potential dates suck.
2: Then we get into the conflict of interest. Dating apps don’t want you to find your true love. They want engagement and subscription fees. It’s in their best interest to give you a substandard experience.
The article keeps mentioning a “glimmer of hope” but that glimmer is just surviving or getting married on schedule.
I don’t know what they’re smoking.