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1. aurareturn · 1790814390 · focus · HN ↗

   Maybe part of the solution for any country dealing with low marriage rate is to ban all private dating apps and only government issued apps are allowed.

   Private ones will always prioritize profit which means they want you to keep using the app which means they don’t want you to find a partner.

   Modern dating apps makes it so that an average woman will have unlimited choices but the average man will have next to none. Before dating apps, they could have been a good match. But with dating apps, the woman has unlimited higher value men. How could these average women marry an average man if she’s being taken on dates constantly by top 5% men?

   The problem is that these higher value men will not commit because they also have unlimited options.

   Even if she marries an average man later in life, she will feel resentment towards him. Therefore, these women just choose to stay single. This is especially viable now because women often are more educated and have good income.

   Now we can see why young men are increasingly becoming far right and longing for far more conservative world.

   Modern dating apps are just manifesting natural instincts on steroids. I don’t blame either party. Just an observation.

   1. rationalist · 1790814553 · focus · HN ↗

      Especially since populations are potentially in decline with fertility rates below replacement rates. It seems like an existential problem for the government if they want future taxpayers.

      1. fluidcruft · 1790815537 · focus · HN ↗

         Governments shouldn't "want" anything. If people want more taxpayers, so be it.

         1. tomrod · 1790815664 · focus · HN ↗

            While technically correct for Western-aligned nations, not all governments are for the people and by the people.

            1. Gigachad · 1790826377 · focus · HN ↗

               The implication that Western nations are different is fairly funny. I'd argue most of the governments in Asia are doing a lot more for the people than many Western governments.

               1. tomrod · 1790857640 · focus · HN ↗

                  I am not sure that is true. Japan remains closed to economy-saving immigration, Uyghurs have atrocities committed against them, several countries losing their collective minds due to social media-induced riots/panics.

                  Maybe Tibet and the GenZ revolution as a counterexample?

      2. SoftTalker · 1790826179 · focus · HN ↗

         The current belief seems to be that the future is going to need a lot fewer people.

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