The new version just looks like yet another Tinder clone, and doesn't resemble anymore what Okcupid was good at: Good profiles, which allowed to get an initial impression about people beyond "I like their looks".
The new version just looks like yet another Tinder clone, and doesn't resemble anymore what Okcupid was good at: Good profiles, which allowed to get an initial impression about people beyond "I like their looks".
The entire internet is being optimized to either outrage you or sexually arouse you as quickly as possible.
I absolutely hate how accurate this is. It feels more and more that the optimization and efficiencies are making the internet less useful but more addictive.
To me, it seems that we're in a precarious position. I wonder what happens when we reach the limits of dopamine saturation, if there is such a thing. Otherwise, it seems Huxley was right -- "man’s almost infinite appetite for distractions" is a dangerous thing.