I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF DATING ON THE TIMELINE LATELY AND IN MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE. IT IS NO SECRET THAT A LARGE PERCENT OF PEOPLE ARE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNHAPPY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA / DATING APPS. I THINK THE REASON FOR THIS IS FAIRLY CLEAR AND ITS BECAUSE OF THE NORMALIZATION OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY MY GENERATION, BEING SCARED OF UNCERTAIN SOCIAL SITUATIONS.

I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE SOLUTION IS MORE DATING APPS. IT IS 2025, THE SOLUTION IS NOT MORE DATING APPS WHY DO WE KEEP CREATING THEM.

JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE VC-FUNDED DATING STARTUPS THAT PLAN TO USE AI TO MAKE DATING EASIER. I THINK THAT IT IS CRAZY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUILT AND ARE BUILDING THE FUTURE OF DATING AND SOCIAL MEDIA ARE THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND CONNECTION THE LEAST. WE LITERALLY HAVE THE LEAST QUALIFIED PEOPLE POSSIBLE DECIDING THE WAY THAT HUMANS CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. IF THERE IS ONE THING IN THIS WORLD THAT CAN'T BE OPTIMIZED BY AI, IT IS HUMAN CONNECTION.

WHILE I BELIEVE AI WILL IMPACT AND IMPROVE MANY INDUSTRIES, I TRULY BELIEVE ONCE AI STARTS REALLY MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE DATING APPS, PEOPLE WILL START TO TURN AWAY FROM THEM QUICKLY. I THINK WE GO BACKWARDS WITH ALL OF IT. I CAN'T SEE AI DATING AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPS LASTING VERY LONG AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEM WON'T BE CREATED WITH ALGORITHMS DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE HUMAN CONNECTION.