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‘It’s quite soul-destroying’: how we fell out of love with dating apps (www.theguardian.com)
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‘It’s quite soul-destroying’: how we fell out of love with dating apps::For a decade, apps have dominated dating. But now singles are growing tired of swiping and are looking for new ways to meet people – or reverting to old ones

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[–] June@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And having a practical monopoly by Match doesn’t help either.

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That pisses me off more than anything.

I really wish the FTC would go ham on Match Group and break up that monopoly...

[–] krakenx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Match group beat Apple. In Europe.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 14 points 2 years ago

Kinda like Luxottica being the reason why most sunglasses cost $175 for $0.10 worth of plastic.