I increasingly feel like online dating is a net harm to society.
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Replying to @GeniesLoki
It's been really nice for me for it to be okay for me to be like "don't hit on me!" in an increasing number of social situations, but I agree there's a cost to single people
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Replying to @Kirsten3531
I feel like this is attributable more to basic human decency than online dating. It's not like people don't still hit on people in person?
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Replying to @GeniesLoki
It feels easier to say "you're acting inappropriately, stop it!" now
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Replying to @Kirsten3531 @GeniesLoki
Yeah it seems like it’s more appropriate to say “this isn’t the place for that” when it’s very clear that there IS a place for that
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Replying to @DistractedAnna @Kirsten3531
What do you have in mind as an example of "not the place for that"?
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Replying to @DistractedAnna @Kirsten3531
Right, that makes sense (and is indeed obviously inappropriate). But I think it was already obviously not the place for it and there were already places for it before online dating?
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Replying to @GeniesLoki @DistractedAnna
I'm glad you agree that's inappropriate. I hear a lot of men say they "can't hit on women anywhere anymore!" if they're asked not to hit on women on the bus or grocery shopping or at work. So it's nice to have an easy response like "download Tinder".
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Yeah, my objection isn't that it's hard to hit on people, my objection is that online dating seems a particularly dysfunctional way to find potential partners and limits the existence of better options. Hitting on random strangers isn't a better option.
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Honestly I'm rubbish at hitting on people even at events where it's explicitly encouraged.
I'm probably not even going to *talk* to a stranger let alone hit on them.0 replies 0 retweets 5 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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