On the Internet, Love Really Is Blind (Published 2001)
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On the Internet, Love Really Is Blind (Published 2001)
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In an infinite swamp of narcissism, genuine connection online now feels less an expected part of the human experience and more a novel experience of luxury.
We live and listen, he writes, “in the afterlife of data,” no longer believing in the communicative precision that the digital promised us, but continuing to live as though we do: “Nobody knows what a ’97 percent match’ in the context of a dating app really means — and no reasonable person would take that ranking as indicating that a successful cou... See more
Mack Hagood • Fidelity Angst — Real Life
With TV, we at least understood ourselves to be passive observers of the screen, but the interactive nature of the internet fostered the illusion that message boards, Discord servers, and Twitter feeds are digital “places” where we can in fact hang out. If nothing else, this is a trick that gets us to stick around longer. A better analogy for onlin
... See moreDrew Austin • It's Time to Lie Down and Be Counted
Our desire blinds us to the other’s flaws and exaggerates the other’s virtues. At the same time, this exciting and idealized new partner pulls for even greater identification. We want to be as close as possible to such a person, almost as if our unconscious minds are saying such things as: “He’s got a hot body, and so my body will get hot with him.
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