With a world so consumed with technology and the millennial generation who spends hours a day looking at a screen, how do we ever notice people around us? We rarely look up at bus stops, and if we do, there is typically music playing in our ears and our minds are filled with noise. When do we start conversations with people we do not know? Enter: Tinder - an app used mostly among single - some dating - millennials that is known for connecting people in an area. The app has developed a stereotype for becoming a way to “hook-up”. Hooking-up can be defined as any sort of physical contact, often kissing or even intercourse. According to Business Insider, the app has an estimated 50 million users every month (Shontell; 2014) and 83% of those
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I believe the criticism that is brought about is done wrongfully so. There are many people in the world and with that comes very different intentions behind decisions made. Sure, the idea of meeting someone through a dating app can seem suspicious because we were warned so much as young teenagers about creeps on myspace or facebook. However, we have grown up. The world has changed and developed. There is no reason for us not to use these technological advancements to our advantage. Meeting new people can be difficult, and as a generation that has developed along side technology and social media, there should be no shame in using these devices to engage in social communication. Tinder, in a way, is the equivalent of a “welcome to school” mixer, the only difference is that everything is done through technology. It has mastered social navigation by allowing condensed people in a small area to meet people in the same geographic and age demographic. College students can be very critical of their peers for using Tinder, a criticism that is often hypocritical . Assuming things about a person’s character based on if they have one particular app on their phone, and assuming the app has one purpose often times has very ill foundation. Tinder is not all about getting laid and by the time the generation under us develops, these apps will be a very social norm. There is no need to judge or assume people’s intentions behind using these apps. We should have the same ability to engage in a conversation online through in the same manner we choose to engage in a in a conversation with a stranger at the bus stop with no judgment or assumed
I believe the criticism that is brought about is done wrongfully so. There are many people in the world and with that comes very different intentions behind decisions made. Sure, the idea of meeting someone through a dating app can seem suspicious because we were warned so much as young teenagers about creeps on myspace or facebook. However, we have grown up. The world has changed and developed. There is no reason for us not to use these technological advancements to our advantage. Meeting new people can be difficult, and as a generation that has developed along side technology and social media, there should be no shame in using these devices to engage in social communication. Tinder, in a way, is the equivalent of a “welcome to school” mixer, the only difference is that everything is done through technology. It has mastered social navigation by allowing condensed people in a small area to meet people in the same geographic and age demographic. College students can be very critical of their peers for using Tinder, a criticism that is often hypocritical . Assuming things about a person’s character based on if they have one particular app on their phone, and assuming the app has one purpose often times has very ill foundation. Tinder is not all about getting laid and by the time the generation under us develops, these apps will be a very social norm. There is no need to judge or assume people’s intentions behind using these apps. We should have the same ability to engage in a conversation online through in the same manner we choose to engage in a in a conversation with a stranger at the bus stop with no judgment or assumed