This is, at times, how the internet feels right now. We are being slowly erased, but instead of passing peacefully into the vale with the ebb and flow of soothing waves, we are being actively replaced by garbage.
As stock prices rise, consumer confidence grows, and people are more inclined to embrace risk and experimentation. This is reflected not only in the lengths of skirts and dresses but in the maximalist trends we see in times of prosperity.
When it comes to the business of dating apps, the most relevant principle isn’t necessarily patriarchal, but inherently capitalist: celibate, app-less women are not lucrative, an issue that the entire industry is grappling with.