Everything we do online is soul-altering. The online world is a different place. Vastly bigger in some ways and ridiculously narrower in others. We are the guinea-pig generations. We rushed into it without much preparation and simply figure out what works and what not by trial-and-error, paying with our life coins.
What complicates things enormously is that these altered realities reallocate wealth and power. The mental and emotional health of users was not the first priority. But we are now past the first phase.
From social media and search to dating apps and everything else online, now people asking probing questions about how the new tech has been put to use and for whose benefit.
Will there ever be better "dating apps". Its a good question. The answer will depend on if we ever harness the economics behind technology to server people rather than the other way around
What complicates things enormously is that these altered realities reallocate wealth and power. The mental and emotional health of users was not the first priority. But we are now past the first phase.
From social media and search to dating apps and everything else online, now people asking probing questions about how the new tech has been put to use and for whose benefit.
Will there ever be better "dating apps". Its a good question. The answer will depend on if we ever harness the economics behind technology to server people rather than the other way around