'Dating' apps are ruining America

Started by TechHive, Nov 10, 2013, 11:31 PM

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   Two teenage boys plop down on a bench aboard a Manhattan-bound train and trade stories about girls. It's just another Saturday in New York. But these stories are strange—the dudes aren't talking about classmates or friends, they're talking about girls they've never met. Girls whose photos they swipe through like a deck of trading cards.

America, we need to talk about dating apps. They are ruining everything.

In the beginning, the appeal was obvious. There was the novelty: You can see a bunch of attractive people who are in your immediate vicinity! There was the ease of use: You can talk to hotties without having to pay any money or set up a profile! You don't even have to move!

But things are getting out of hand.

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