People have become romantic entrepreneurs using love to manage future uncertainty
Evidence
Such a risk-Âtaking animus has effectively turned us into romantic entrepreneurs who use romance as a vehicle “for controlling the future, as well as a form of psychological security” against the profound uncertainties of daily life (Giddens 1993, 42). — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 351
Categorization
- XREF: Strong match to the reader’s core thesis — speculation reshaping social imagination applies to romance as much as to finance. — connects to: Broken social ties force individuals to treat love as a self-managed risk venture — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 351; Romantic bonds are now formed as transactable speculative positions — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 13; Entrepreneurship became a generalized ideal pervading personal identity and relationships (+1 more)
- SEED: Article angle: the romantic entrepreneur as a speculative figure — dating as an asset class with risk management, diversification, and hedging strategies.
Broader Connections
- Broken social ties force individuals to treat love as a self-managed risk venture
#expands(0.92) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 351 - Romantic bonds are now formed as transactable speculative positions
#expands(0.88) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 13 - Online dating markets frame romance as return on affective investment
#exemplifies(0.85) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 50 - Entrepreneurship became a generalized ideal pervading personal identity and relationships
#qualifies(0.80)