Large amounts of foregone utility are due to deadweight loss in the mating market. This is because of: - incomplete pricing information—one doesn't know their mate value directly - inefficient matching mechanisms - satisficing behavior (people can survive w/o relationship)
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Another issue is that mate value isn't a unidimensional construct. It's multivariate—some people are really into smarts, others into good looks. The problem is that people can't state their true preferences or they have a hard time finding the sub-market that they'd do well in.
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Re: the satisficing behavior referenced in the original tweet, this has only become more common as the entertainment options for bachelors/bachelorettes have improved (porn, videogames, streaming TV and movies).
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To get a feel for the dating millieu of younger Millennials and older Zoomers, consider this article by the Internet's finest purveyors of journalism: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasminsuknanan/tweets-for-single-people … What I notice underlying this satisficing behavior is a sardonic resignation, tinged with resentment.
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