The grim view of online dating—Rethinking Tinder
: Räsänen, Joona
Publisher: Wiley
: 2024
: Theoria: a swedish journal of philosophy
: Theoria
: 0040-5825
: 1755-2567
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.12576
: https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.12576
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/459207476
This paper recounts a dystopian tragedy, analogous to online dating, where people choose their partners from an enormous number of people, where rejections are made in the blink of an eye based on physical appearance and where men outnumber women. The moral of the story is discussed. It is argued that Tinder and other dating apps are a problem for justice and that this should be a public and political concern. It is suggested that we take measures to correct the inequalities in online dating.
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Research for this article was funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant agreement no. 101081293.
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