this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2025
129 points (96.4% liked)

United States | News & Politics

3503 readers
147 users here now

Welcome to !usa@midwest.social, where you can share and converse about the different things happening all over/about the United States.

If you’re interested in participating, please subscribe.

Rules

Be respectful and civil. No racism/bigotry/hateful speech.

No memes/pics of text

Post news related to the United States.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

This is really a monumental societal change.

3rd spaces are nearly completely destroyed, and online seems to be the main option for ppl now.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Q-Link

Now, that's a blast from the past!

I agree that "online" is too much of a generalization. There definitely needs to be a differentiation between people meeting each other in an online meeting space not specifically set up for dating vs. a dating app or website which is specially looking to match people up.

If you meet on a forum or other type of social environment that is not specifically for dating, is it really much different than meeting at a bar or a bowling alley?