外刊总结_2018.8.18经济学人_现代爱情

This article discusses how online dating is becoming a more popular way to find romantic partners, with more than 200 million people using digital dating services every month globally, and over a third of marriages in America beginning with an online match-up. It explores how dating digitally offers a greater choice and is more efficient than the traditional offline kind, but it can also be stressful, leading to negative emotions about body image and depression. Additionally, online dating may have unintended consequences for society by amplifying assortative mating and income inequality. Furthermore, the article points out that online dating's domination by a handful of firms and their algorithms is a source of concern as it centralizes the process of coupling, giving tremendous power to a few coders. Nevertheless, the article concludes that the good of the modern way of romance should not be overlooked, as the right partners can elevate and nourish each other.