Listen "Ep. 3: Your Presence Tastes Like Absence, Part 1"
Episode Synopsis
Dating apps are built on a business model that ushers users through a revolving door of disgust and desire. Hopeful romantics ping reliably between two poles: “That’s it, I quit” and “Oh god, the crushing loneliness.” Users are jaded and tired. Dating apps, once exciting and fun, are scrambling to save themselves from drowning in all the meh. I think it’s all connected to a broader crisis we’re experiencing in how we relate to being present these days: we don’t want to miss out on anything, but we don’t really want to show up for it either.
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