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    "Nobody wants anything to do with me..." The number of people in Japan whose self-esteem is plummeting due to "matching apps" is rapidly increasing, with users calling them "a battlefield of self-promotion and self-branding"
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    Nobody wants anything to do with me…” The number of people in Japan whose self-esteem is plummeting due to “matching apps” is rapidly increasing, with users calling them “a battlefield of self-promotion and self-branding


    “Nobody wants anything to do with me…” The number of people in Japan whose self-esteem is plummeting due to “matching apps” is rapidly increasing, with users calling them “a battlefield of self-promotion and self-branding”

    https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2026/05170802/?all=1

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    2. rakuan1 on

      The current generation has totally forgotten how to communicate with each in real life. Hopefully the next generation of youngsters learns from them and decides that meeting people the old fashioned way is “cooler” like they do with wired headphones and retro clothing.

    3. TrainXIV on

      I’ve been out of dating game for a couple of years now. Is it like, the top 10% of the guys, date 90% of the women?

    4. Terrible-Today5452 on

      It’s worldwide — not just Japan.

      Most people using dating apps are trying to match with the top 5% of the most attractive or “interesting” people.
      Therefore, many users end up pretending to be a “better version” of themselves, while others end up feeling depressed because they aren’t chosen.