2199: What Tinder Tells You About Yourself by Evan Marc Katz on Online Dating Advice & Finding A Healthy Relationship

Published: June 8, 2024, 7 a.m.

b'Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.\\nEpisode 2199:\\nEvan Marc Katz reflects on the impact of Tinder on modern dating, emphasizing how the app accelerates judgment based on superficial traits and class biases. By dissecting our subconscious preferences, he reveals how Tinder mirrors real-life snap judgments, highlighting the complexities and contradictions of instant attraction in the digital age.\\nRead along with the original article(s) here: https://www.evanmarckatz.com/blog/online-dating-tips-advice/what-tinder-tells-you-about-yourself\\nQuotes to ponder:\\n"Essentially, we\\u2019re constantly inventing narratives about the people who surround us. Tinder appears to encourage these narratives and crystallize the extrapolation process and package it into a five-second, low-stakes decision."\\n"A 5-foot-7 male was \'too short.\' A 39-year-old guy was decidedly \'too old\' for Katie\\u2019s 33 years. Another is bald; she decides him \'too\' much so."\\n"Tinder is by no means the cause of this decline. It simply encourages and quietly normalizes the assumptions that undergird it."\\nEpisode references:\\nMarry Him: https://www.amazon.com/Marry-Him-Case-Settling-Mr/dp/0525951512\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'