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Online reservations are easier on the ego, because they free us from the humiliation of being told no. Mainly, though, we like their convenience, which in the United States is virtually an inalienable right.

One result is that we feel increasingly alienated from the people who cook and serve our food. It’s no wonder we are always hearing about diners acting like entitled jerks — they’ve been trained to expect that everybody who works in a restaurant should be as fast and compliant as a touch screen

If you match and then change your mind, you can just un match without explanation.

But that’s not how healthy human relationships work, and so it’s not surprising that going back to app-less dating isn’t as easy a switch as it sounds. We’re now more scared of rejection, more avoidant of the uncomfortable conversations that are all but inevitable, a... See more

What’s important about the New York Times puzzles is that each of them are only available to play once a day, which is refreshing when you think about the endless content available to us online and how overwhelming that can feel. Plus, with so much social content feeling impersonal and the rise of AI in so many aspects of life, Bennett says she thi... See more