Land of the Giants: Online Communicating

Upon research of podcasts that discuss online communication I explored many different avenues. The podcast that I landed on is about how online communication has changed dating. “Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how? And at what cost? (…) Through conversations with industry leaders, experts, and users, this series will look at the past decade of dating.” (Fox Media Podcast Network) This introduction is what made me listen to their podcast Land of the Giants Dating Dating Game.

Online communication has changed so much of our world, but it has profoundly changed dating. Online communication facilitated my relationship with my boyfriend. We met each other online, and many of my peers met their significant others online too. Meeting in this way creates a tension free need. If you have never met the person IRL you can ghost them with no repercussions, but it is also a way to socially integrate with them before ever having met them. You can vet them on social media by looking at their Snapchat score, Instagram, pictures they have been tagged in etc.

In season seven episode one of Land of the Giants Dating Game the hosts said “when tinder launched in 2012, it changed dating culture and our expectations around dating forever by leveraging the iPhone and gamifying the dating experience.” (Sangeeta Sing Kurtz and Lakshmi Rengarajan). I found this to be a particularly interesting take. I have never considered how dating has transformed into a sort of game. I am curious if this has any correlation to the national age of marriage being on the rise. Do these new forms of communication satisfy the emotional needs of partners?

XO, Lauren Alexis

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