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n.
The ambient emotional environment of modern dating applications, characterized by negotiation between curated digital personas that bear a tenuous relationship to the individuals controlling them, a condition in which authentic connection is systematically displaced by the exchange of idealized representations, creating a closed system in which copies interact with copies while originals remain inaccessible.
We've abandoned dating for the pathosphere of simulacra dating—a digital theatre where avatars perform courtship while their creators swipe alone.
by Monky Brainz November 7, 2025
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