Is Tinder too shallow?

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The opportunity for a hook up is at your fingertips. While literally “liking” each other may come off as a bit shallow at first, Tinder, a “hook up” app available for android phones, has become increasingly popular among college age students.

Not to be mistaken for a common dating platform used for finding something serious, Tinder allows its users to scroll through a list of local singles. If both users “like” each other’s profile pictures, Tinder allows the pair to message each other. The app makes it easy for people who’ve never met to establish communication based purely off their attraction of one another.

“It’s bullshit,” said Sarah Lento, a junior dance major at UMass. “It’s taking away everyone’s ability to form relationships in person.”

The Pew Internet and American Life Project says 66 percent of daters are reported to have gone on dates with people they’ve met online. The study also revealed twenty three percent of online daters have entered a long-term relationship or have become engaged with someone they’ve met over the Internet.

“I can’t believe that someone would be willing to put their picture out there and say, ‘If you think I’m good looking get a hold of me and if not, don’t,’” said Richard Hennessey, a senior natural research conservation major.

Mitch Bordage, a sophomore English major, also expressed concern with Tinder, “I think it’s just another social media site that people use as crutch because they can’t socially interact themselves.”

Is Tinder’s dynamic too far off from a normal scenario that would lead to dating? Generally people base whether or not they’re going to establish communication with a “person of interest” off of physical attraction. Tinder just jumps to what hookups are all about: the looks.

Leave a comment and let us know how you feel about tinder.

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