Grindr, the popular dating app, celebrated its 15th anniversary. Despite its impact on modern relationships, some criticize it for altering the dynamics of sexual encounters and diminishing the thrill of gay promiscuity. The app is seen as a symbol of a techno-sexual dystopia, blurring the lines between personal connections and technology-mediated interactions.
Sexual encounters arranged via dating apps can too often feel like masturbation with another person attached. @JarrydBartle: ๐ https://t.co/zWdZUIK238
Our pornographic, tech-mediated social world means that we can never experience our sexual partners as truly โOtherโ. @JarrydBartle on 15 years of Grindr: ๐ https://t.co/zWdZUIK238
Grindr did not invent gay promiscuity. But it is responsible for diminishing its pleasures, writes @JarrydBartle: ๐ https://t.co/zWdZUIK238
โOn paper, being anti-Grindr seems a bit like being โanti-freedomโ.โ But thereโs nothing liberating about our techno-sexual dystopia, writes @JarrydBartle: ๐ https://t.co/zWdZUIK238
โIt is telling that, as we mark the 15th anniversary of Grindr, my mind immediately turns to dystopian science fiction.โ @JarrydBartle: ๐ https://t.co/zWdZUIK238
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GRINDR was launched 15 years ago today. https://t.co/DSfxdM57Aj
15 years ago today, @Grindr was launched. https://t.co/Fj6Y8KDBZE