Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
You don't think serendipity can account for online dating systems? It doesn't boil down to sifting through data to select your wife. The matching system simply reduces who you're introduced to. After that, you still have to do all the same things you'd do in a normal dating situation. Liken it more to having a co-worker set you up with his wife's co-worker, except doing a much better job in determining whether you're compatible before you exchange digits or email addresses.Reality Football said:I often wonder what online dating sites say about our culture. Based on anecdotes I've heard, they seem to be remarkably efficient (relative to traditional "singles bar" type scenes) in getting folks together. But a lot of the "scientific" personality profiling and the fact that one basically sifts through data to find a mate seems contrary to the pleasantness of serendipity. I don't know if it indicates that we're too busy, or too consumed with work, to put time into these things....or if Americans just dig the convenience factor, or what.Of course, like Andy Dufresne, I'm one of those that lucked out and married the girl next door in my college dorm. Bless you magnificent bastards who have to navigate that crazy dating environment.
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