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The great millennial garbage gyre (slrpnk.net)
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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

What the fuck is a 17 year old doing at a job?

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 31 minutes ago

at my old job the youngest employees were like 15. not too uncommon in some parts of America

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 20 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I am forklift certified. I do not need this.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago

I'd hate to be the one to say this, but that's not what people mean by "picking up girls."

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Here's a concept: women over 29 years old don't view Tinder as a good option for finding decent men. Therefore only the most desperate are the ones who sign up to display themselves on the digital meat market.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

I think we should make dating apps even worse, and just let humanity die out naturally.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 hours ago

I don't know how you would go about intentionally making them worse. In theory they have a premium mode but in practise the premium mode is the "function at all" mode.

[–] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Schopenhauer did say as much I suppose. Except for the Tinder bit. Now to pin him as a millennial or a Gen Z...

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

oh dont worry. The right wingers will murder us all soon.

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I bet that the Pandas would step in and keep us going.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 66 points 21 hours ago (15 children)

I’ve been curious if a government-run dating app could do better - if its goal is to achieve genuine engagement, not cycles of frustration that boost subscription rates.

This is one of many subjects where capitalist concern ruins the product (and that’s not even something I say as often as others on Lenny)

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 points 39 minutes ago

National Lampoon had an article once called 'Girls of the Soviet Block'. When you said government run dating app, it made me think how hilarious that turned out.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You said capitalism and summoned your resident anticapitalist. How can I be of assistance, comrade. :D

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Looking for an anticapitalist on lemmy is like looking for a lesbian at a Teagan and Sara concert. It's not everybody, but it's not a difficult search

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 1 minute ago

meh, I dont think thats accurate. I would say "opportunist" is a better fit. Anticapitalists understand how profit extractions works and have a very different view on society. Mostly one that does not work on .world because of the capitalist propaganda machine running in the west.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 88 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Honestly, 90% of the need for dating apps would vanish if people had more free time away from work and well-kept public spaces for entertainment that didn't expect you to purchase anything.

So rather than a government-run dating app, how about a government-sanctioned 4 day work week and well kept public parks?

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I don’t know if I buy that. I think people simply like hiding behind a screen for many interactions these days - including dating.

Not that Im against your idea but maybe just the 90% part seems inflated.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps, but we would need to put the idea in practice to determine what's the cause/effect relationship here.

Are people more addicted to their screens because the real world became hostile, or is the real world becoming hostile because people are glued to their screens?

I'd bet on the first option, but I could be wrong.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 7 hours ago

Real relationships require a vulnerability that dating apps can not provide

[–] Kage520@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

I love my screen time but if there was free ping pong somewhere outside or something I'd go there a lot. Same for rock climbing, board game spaces... I'd get out for a lot. Screen time is a cheap substitute for this real stuff.

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[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

"App" and "genuine engagement" are 2 things that don't go together.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 27 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

I run a social club for gay men, and we've talked about coming up with an app that's run by a non-profit, with social workers on the board, that's designed to actually connect people, not keep them glued to the app. Friendship, dates, activity partners, whatever.

I don't know why no one has come up with the non-profit model here but if I can get enough steam, we're doing it.

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