Order 661974: The effects of technology on our world.

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Garrett​ ​Landau

Tragarz

English​ ​101

17​ ​November​ ​2017

Technology​ ​Under​ ​Population

Why​ ​do​ ​people​ ​feel​ ​as​ ​if​ ​online​ ​dating​ ​is​ ​more​ ​efficient​ ​than​ ​meeting​ ​someone​ ​in​ ​person?

(ignore​ ​that​ ​i​ ​just​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​put​ ​something​ ​there).​ ​To​ ​this​ ​current​ ​date,​ ​the​ ​second​ ​most​ ​common

way​ ​people​ ​meet​ ​each​ ​other​ ​is​ ​through​ ​online​ ​dating​ ​sites​ ​and​ ​apps(applications).​ ​With​ ​their​ ​ease

of​ ​use,​ ​meeting​ ​people​ ​today​ ​is​ ​completely​ ​different​ ​than​ ​the​ ​way​ ​people​ ​used​ ​to​ ​communicate

and​ ​interact​ ​before​ ​the​ ​internet.​ ​Due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​internet's​ ​accessibility,​ ​it​ ​could​ ​also​ ​complicate​ ​trying

to​ ​start​ ​a​ ​relationship.​ ​Using​ ​them​ ​as​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​find​ ​love​ ​has​ ​changed​ ​the​ ​way​ ​we​ ​look​ ​at

communication​ ​between​ ​peers.​ ​Meaningless​ ​sex,​ ​depersonalized​ ​love,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​ease​ ​of​ ​finding

another​ ​sex​ ​partner​ ​is​ ​fueled​ ​by​ ​dating​ ​websites​ ​and​ ​is​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​long-term​ ​relationships.

Meaningless​ ​sex​ ​is​ ​possible​ ​through​ ​sources​ ​like​ ​Tinder,​ ​where​ ​people​ ​can​ ​‘like’​ ​or

‘unlike’​ ​someone​ ​based​ ​off​ ​their​ ​looks​ ​and​ ​their​ ​biographies​ ​they​ ​have​ ​written​ ​about​ ​themselves.

Due​ ​to​ ​online​ ​dating,​ ​men​ ​or​ ​women​ ​have​ ​been​ ​taken​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​which​ ​is​ ​a​ ​contribute​ ​to

meaningless​ ​sex.​ ​Because​ ​of​ ​meaningless​ ​sex​ ​is​ ​becoming​ ​extremely​ ​common,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​causing

people​ ​to​ ​no​ ​longer​ ​fall​ ​in​ ​love​ ​with​ ​one​ ​another​ ​and​ ​having​ ​the​ ​chemistry​ ​between​ ​the​ ​couple

come​ ​off​ ​as​ ​invisible.​ ​As​ ​mentioned​ ​in​ ​the​ ​“Love​ ​me​ ​Tinder”​ ​article​ ​by​ ​Emily​ ​Witt,​ ​David

admitted​ ​in​ ​a​ ​note,​ ​“...several​ ​women​ ​have​ ​taken​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​his​ ​comfort​ ​and​ ​confidence​ ​to​ ​use

me​ ​for​ ​sex​ ​and​ ​ask​ ​me​ ​to​ ​help​ ​them​ ​experience​ ​new​ ​things.”​ ​​ ​Instead,​ ​people​ ​are​ ​now​ ​using​ ​each

other​ ​to​ ​fulfill​ ​sexual​ ​desires​ ​and​ ​then​ ​never​ ​speaking​ ​again​ ​which​ ​is​ ​deteriorating​ ​the​ ​sole

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purpose​ ​of​ ​love.​ ​Watching​ ​technology​ ​take​ ​over​ ​not​ ​only​ ​professions,​ ​but​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​love,​ ​it​ ​can

eventually​ ​ruin​ ​the​ ​possibility​ ​of​ ​a​ ​significant​ ​other.​ ​This​ ​mindset​ ​is​ ​dragging​ ​and​ ​can​ ​result​ ​in

extreme​ ​unhealthy​ ​habits​ ​like​ ​depression​ ​or​ ​anxiety.​ ​These​ ​unstable​ ​habits​ ​could​ ​affect​ ​one’s

entire​ ​life​ ​span​ ​and​ ​potentially​ ​haunt​ ​them​ ​to​ ​the​ ​point​ ​where​ ​they​ ​can’t​ ​find​ ​love​ ​at​ ​all.

Love​ ​is​ ​extremely​ ​depersonalized​ ​when​ ​using​ ​these​ ​dating​ ​apps.​ ​Everyone’s​ ​first

connection​ ​is​ ​through​ ​a​ ​digital​ ​form​ ​like​ ​instant​ ​messaging​ ​for​ ​example.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​the​ ​first​ ​initial​ ​act

talking​ ​to​ ​the​ ​other​ ​person​ ​over​ ​social​ ​media.​ ​When​ ​meeting​ ​someone​ ​this​ ​way,​ ​one​ ​can​ ​portray

themselves​ ​as​ ​whoever​ ​they​ ​want​ ​to​ ​be​ ​which​ ​can​ ​also​ ​show​ ​them​ ​as​ ​a​ ​completely​ ​different

person.​ ​Meeting​ ​a​ ​fake​ ​or​ ​untrue​ ​profile​ ​of​ ​someone​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​most​ ​honest​ ​way​ ​to​ ​introduce

oneself​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time.​ ​Although,​ ​in​ ​Amy​ ​Webb’s​ ​TED​ ​Talk,​ ​she​ ​mentions​ ​how​ ​she​ ​had​ ​made

multiple​ ​fake​ ​male​ ​profiles​ ​​to​ ​perform​ ​market​ ​research​ ​that​ ​would​ ​enable​ ​her​ ​to​ ​create​ ​qualitative

and​ ​quantitative​ ​data​ ​sets​.​ ​​She​ ​created​ ​a​ ​very​ ​popular​ ​online​ ​profile​ ​and​ ​eventually​ ​found​ ​the

man​ ​she’d​ ​been​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​all​ ​along.​​ ​​If​ ​they​ ​ever​ ​decide​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​up,​ ​someone​ ​might​ ​be​ ​in​ ​for​ ​a

little​ ​bit​ ​of​ ​a​ ​surprise.​ ​Love​ ​is​ ​also​ ​depersonalized​ ​on​ ​these​ ​sites​ ​because​ ​everyone​ ​who​ ​uses

them​ ​met​ ​the​ ​same​ ​way,​ ​through​ ​the​ ​site.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​no​ ​longer​ ​unique​ ​stories​ ​behind​ ​“How​ ​did

you​ ​two​ ​meet?”.​ ​The​ ​answer​ ​“Online”,​ ​has​ ​become​ ​so​ ​popular,​ ​it​ ​doesn’t​ ​have​ ​many​ ​people

surprised.​ ​Hearing​ ​that​ ​people​ ​met​ ​on​ ​an​ ​app​ ​or​ ​dating​ ​website​ ​is​ ​an​ ​everyday​ ​occurrence.

Although​ ​finding​ ​love​ ​isn’t​ ​always​ ​easy,​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​behind​ ​cybersexism​ ​doesn’t​ ​do​ ​it​ ​justice

either.​ ​“The​ ​Internet​ ​made​ ​misogyny​ ​routine​ ​and​ ​sexual​ ​bullying​ ​easy,​ ​but​ ​first​ ​it​ ​did​ ​something

else.​ ​It​ ​gave​ ​women,​ ​girls​ ​and​ ​queer​ ​people​ ​space​ ​to​ ​speak​ ​to​ ​eachother​ ​without​ ​limits,​ ​across

borders,​ ​sharing​ ​stories​ ​and​ ​changing​ ​out​ ​reality”,​ ​Laurie​ ​Penny​ ​mentions.​ ​Women​ ​throughout

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the​ ​world​ ​were​ ​spending​ ​majority​ ​of​ ​their​ ​time​ ​talking​ ​to​ ​another​ ​person​ ​without​ ​a​ ​visual​ ​of​ ​what

the​ ​person​ ​looked​ ​like​ ​and​ ​eventually​ ​led​ ​to​ ​the​ ​feminist​ ​revival​ ​of​ ​the​ ​mid-2000s.

With​ ​unpassionate​ ​sex,​ ​untouched​ ​love,​ ​and​ ​new​ ​sex​ ​partners​ ​at​ ​the​ ​touch​ ​of​ ​a​ ​finger,

because​ ​of​ ​dating​ ​applications,​ ​long​ ​term​ ​relationships​ ​are​ ​no​ ​longer​ ​common​ ​practice.​ ​Being

without​ ​anyone​ ​is​ ​so​ ​normal​ ​that​ ​people​ ​look​ ​down​ ​on​ ​relationships​ ​and​ ​look​ ​up​ ​to​ ​these​ ​sites.​ ​If

behavior​ ​like​ ​this​ ​continues,​ ​it​ ​will​ ​end​ ​family​ ​heredity​ ​and​ ​low​ ​population.​ ​Which​ ​can​ ​lead​ ​to

distinction​ ​of​ ​our​ ​species.