I think we’re now feeling a giant void left by the internet’s dominance receding. So people are in a space where they want to get outside but not everybody knows how, and they want to get offline but also don’t really know how. Dating apps are the prime example: everyone hates them and is leaving but they’re now having to relearn how to date without them.
I definitely agree with Katherine though that more IRL stuff is the path I foresee being taken in the medium to long term!
The sense the internet is oversaturated & fewer people are trying in person because of the higher barrier to entry
I think we’re now feeling a giant void left by the internet’s dominance receding. So people are in a space where they want to get outside but not everybody knows how, and they want to get offline but also don’t really know how. Dating apps are the prime example: everyone hates them and is leaving but they’re now having to relearn how to date without them.
I definitely agree with Katherine though that more IRL stuff is the path I foresee being taken in the medium to long term!
The dating apps thing was in the water pre & early COVID - it’s one of the first places I started making predictions and they’ve bore out