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How couples meet in the US (europe.pub)
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This is really a monumental societal change.

3rd spaces are nearly completely destroyed, and online seems to be the main option for ppl now.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I predict that we'll see a lot of people giving up on human relationship altogether with the advent of horny AI chatbots.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm married and almost ready to give up on human relationships outside of my partner and mom lol. Not really, but shit's bleak even outside of dating...

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

The US is a giant experiment on just how atomized a human society can get before collapsing.