It’s been trending this way for years, but seeing it graphed out like this is shocking.

What do you think are the effects of this drastic change?

  • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I wish there was some granularity to “online.” I met my wife on a BBS in 94. It wasn’t a dating site, it was a discussion board, and neither of us was looking to hook up with anyone. There are lots of things like that, but I’m guessing dating apps/sites are the biggest component.

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      1 month ago

      The number of people that met on BBS would probably not even register as a line on that graph, lol. You are a rare gem, good sir or madam.

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      Honestly, WoW would be a not insignificant chunk of people that met online if it was split up into more granular data.