PsycHacks
Episode 447: Why dating apps are making it harder to date (the perception of supply and demand)
Jul 19, 2024
Exploring the impact of dating apps on relationships, the podcast discusses how economic principles and supply/demand dynamics influence behavior. It looks at gender differences in valuations of sex and commitment, shaping personas like 'fuck boy' and 'gold digger'.
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- Dating apps create a buyer's market perception for men, driving down the cost of sexual transactions.
- Women perceive a seller's market on dating apps, increasing the value of sexual transactions and shaping behaviors.
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Challenges of Dating Apps
Dating apps provide easy access to a wide pool of potential partners, leading to an increase in online relationships. Despite this, there has been a decrease in various forms of sexual relationships like marriages and hookups over the past decade. The reliance on dating apps has inadvertently resulted in fewer actual relationships, hinting at a correlative relationship between app usage and decreased transactions. The ease of access leads to perceptions resembling a commercial marketplace, affecting men's and women's strategies in the sexual marketplace.
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