>>510624095 (OP)It’s not just dating apps but social media in general. All social media apps are dating apps and the biggest are Facebook and Instagram.
Most people get social media for dating. Everyone uses their social media profile as a means to show off their status. Social media is a competition this way with everyone showing off to each other how much more followers they have and how much better their lives are and social status is in comparison to others. Most people meet online now. Unfortunately this has changed the meta to being mostly about having very robust socials that show off how high value you are in order to get dates when you are pre-screened.
Also it’s required to make friends now, most young people will require you have socials so they can pre-screen you to evaluate if you are worthy enough in status to being their friend.
Social media and the over-socialization of society has made most relationships extremely shallow/selfish this way. There is no genuine connection, it’s just about boosting oneself image and status in this hyper competitive society