Cenk Uygur
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Did Tinder Kill Romance?
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September 30, 2016
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8:05Now PlayingDid dating apps like Tinder kill romance? Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker, and Francis Maxwell, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Ever since Tinder first appeared in the App Store, people have been mourning the death of romance. The antiquated ritual of meeting a prospective partner while off your face at the club has been replaced with something that, we're told, is inherently sadder—flicking through an endless stream of profile pictures while lying in bed at 10 PM on a weeknight.
Social researchers have been concerned by the impact of technology on human relationships for some time. In his book Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds, Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman argues that computers are killing our ability to feel, and that online dating has turned modern love into a destructive computer game.
But it's not only grumpy old academics who think sex apps signal our social demise. We're also prone to shaming ourselves. "We can tell everyone we met in a bookshop," lonely men write on their Tinder profiles, apparently embarrassed that they're trying to find love online.”
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker, Francis Maxwell
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