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511. Why Did You Marry That Person?

Freakonomics Radio

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The Matching Technology of the Aristocracy

Mark gonier is the author of a paper about nineteenth century london marriage market. He says dating technology can have important consequences for marriages beyond preferences. Digital tools allow anyone to sort very, very, very specifically. Are they helping us find needles in haystacks? Or are they more helping us find piles of needles that are already neatly sorted? That's atelality.

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