Summary:
In Atik’s writing titled “Public Displays of Transaction”,
she addresses the new norms of dating and relationships with others through the
app “Venmo”. This app allows for easy transactions between people that are public
and made with comments each time. Each time someone makes a transaction, it is
possible to analyze the interpersonal relationship through the payment and
accompanying reason. Meanwhile, in Bleyer’s writing about the online
relationship with dating apps, it can be seen how technology is affecting human
connection. She writes about namely “Tinder” and similar apps that have changed
things to a more casual, easy-access type of interactions. Bleyer hits on the
point these aren’t inherently bad, but only if meeting in person happens as
quick as possible, instead of dating/getting to know each other over media.
Comment:
With both readings hitting different points of the new age
of technology, they both portray its effects on human interactions with one
another. The publicity of transactions in relationships can be tracked and seen
as the true way people act and treat each other. With this, the ease of access
and analyzing of partners based solely on attractiveness also truly shows how
some people interact with others, and their goals of those interactions. These
two forms of media show the changing forms of communication that technology is instilling
on humans, due to the exponential increase of technology, namely smartphones.
Question:
Why do you believe apps such as Tinder have exploded so much,
instead of more personalized, long term dating apps? Does this increase mirror
the rising generations values/tendencies?
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