Tinder – The New Blind Date?

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I come from a culture where you met your significant other on a night out, friends of friends or through a blind date. I never thought the way people ‘hooked up’ would change. But thanks to tinder it seems to have had a dramatic effect upon it.

Tinder is a location based social discovery app that enables communication between mutually interested users. It is used for dating, hooking up or flanter (flirty banter). Tinder connects with your Facebook profile where it gathers your basic information and your social interests to match potential candidates who are most likely to have things in common. To complete your profile you choose five of your best photos and write a small description about yourself. Based on what information other users give Tinder generates potential candidates. The app then allows the user to anonymously like or pass them. If two users like each other then it results in a “match” and Tinder introduces the two users and opens a chat.

The chat box on Tinder has sparked a competition for the wittiest pick up line or opening statement to see if your ”match” will actually respond. There are even pages on Facebook dedicated to ”Tinder Banter”.

But I suppose this tinder banter has helped sparked many people to find dates!

Her.ie article about modern day dating in Ireland with Tinder.

While researching about Tinder I have noticed how powerful the effects new media has had on society. It has had such a negative impact upon how we interact and communicate. Society nowadays is nothing like society even ten years ago. Interaction is completely dehumanized now. Everyday common practices are reliant upon media services or apps. If society is to continue on this way of post post-modernity could we really be doomed for an apocalypse or a relapse back into nature?