Not so long ago young women of my generation were thinking how awful an arranged marriage would be. Marrying (or even dating) someone chosen for you by someone else. A blind date with the expectations of changing your life for you.
Now we give this power to online dating sites. Match us up with their algorithms and theory of personalities and data of interests… is it really any different than an arranged marriage? Sure you have the choice of a second date but, as things get faster paced do we actually feel more in a rush to meet someone, get married and have a family? Are we using computer dating to put a rush on our lives?
At least when family arranged marriages they actually cared about the outcome. A computer will never think about you at all, not even the first time when it’s arranging your life.
It makes me wonder about robots/androids, a human-like creation designed to your specifications.
Analog relationships are antiquated, she thinks. She never had a date that wasn’t proposed by CuePID scores.
But, as Grandma tells of her great romance, Jenna wonders what drew them together. After all, none of what attracted her grandparents can be captured in online profiles.
Gradually, Jenna’s feeling of freedom changes—into a sense of manipulation by stupid CuePID
via – Zoe Goodacre: Online Cupid — Not So OK [100 Words Into The Future] – Forbes.