Simone Collins: Optimized Dating, Parasocial Relationships, and Societal Collapse
From the New World
The Importance of Batna in Dating
Most modern dating platforms are very, very image focused. Even if you could be like the top table tennis player and get all the girls that way, no one's seeing that now because no one's hanging out in person as much anymore. And I had absolutely no interest in giving up any of my personal autonomy to join forces with someone else, let alone have kids. Why would they pair off? In many cases, people are at a local maximum where things are really nice.
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