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Jan 2023
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Sick Day! Tinder Changed the Game - from...

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Today Kara’s out sick and we’re sharing an episode of Land of the Giants.

When Tinder launched in 2012, it changed dating culture and our expectations around dating forever by leveraging the iPhone and gamifying the dating experience. But did the rise of dating apps make finding romance easier or harder, and what are the consequences of playing a game that never ends?

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