Dating algorithms immerse users in present uncertainty rather than finding matches

Evidence

The meshing of digital astrology and popular mobile dating apps is further evidence of our speculative intimacies. Increasingly, dating apps wield their algorithmic intelligence not to find us a future perfect match but to further immerse us in the present’s thrill, to reunite us with (rather than separate us from) its uncertainty. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 239

Categorization

• QUESTION: This reverses the commonsense purpose of a matching algorithm — worth probing whether this is empirically documented or a theoretical frame.
• XREF: Connects directly to the reader’s stated purpose: speculation as betting on volatility rather than seeking security has migrated to courtship.