Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos feels that there is a crisis of loneliness for Gen Z in dating
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One thing that is,
uh, acutely different with this
generation is they are experiencing a
crisis of loneliness. Uh, they grew up
during a pandemic, their peak dating
years in their late teens and early 20s,
they didn't experience that. They were
in lockdown. And those are years for
figuring out who you are, what you like,
who you want to be with, how to flirt,
kind of all of that. So, without that,
you know, paired with the fact that
they're spending a thousand less hours
in person with others than two decades
before them of the same age. That's two
plus hours per day spent literally on a
phone, most likely, in isolation. So,
the core ability to walk up to a
stranger and say hi, you know, that
confidence and that resilience to work
your way through that just doesn't
really exist.
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The current generation is facing a significant crisis of loneliness, largely attributed to the impact of the pandemic on their formative social years and a drastic decrease in in-person social interactions compared to previous generations.
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