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Post by poojak on Aug 12, 2016 10:34:24 GMT -4
In just a couple of years Tinder has become one of the most used and popular app in the dating community. Even though it is very easy to use and makes it easy for people to find someone they are compatible with, it is also negatively impacting people. I agree with this article because speaking like someone who has been on tinder the first thing anyone is looking for is how the person looks. No two thoughts are given about the personality and in one split of a second either someone will find you attractive or not. As fun as it is to swipe left or right, the only thing in mind is to spot the one that is very good looking and then their personal message can be read and rated. People really work to make their profiles perfect to be liked and matched with more people. There are even apps now that can take your pictures and erase the flaws from it. This can be a very nerve racking thing because you are pitting yourself among others and self judging based on looks. There is already so much media influence in our lives and comparing oneself to celebrities has always been what makes young girls self conscious but now we are even comparing ourselves to normal everyday girls. No matter how attractive the person is the power to have high self esteem and confidence is found in very few. Not only females but now the male population is also in the same dilemma. To work on yourself to be healthy and fit is good but it is different if you are doing it to impress others and fit better into the society. Also being on this kind of an app where people in your close proximity are the ones judging you can make it hard, and if you don't end up receiving a lot of matches at negatively impacts ones image.
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Post by Asra Rab, MS4 on Aug 12, 2016 11:07:49 GMT -4
With an app that uses mainly physical attractiveness as a matchmaking tool, I’m not surprised at this article at all. I was actually surprised to learn that men were equally, if not more, affected with negative a body image from using Tinder. Social media has become a way for people to express themselves in a way they want to be perceived. I think many people forget that pictures and posts are a subjective collection of only part of someone’s life. Also, with apps like Facetune and Photoshop, majority of the pictures you see are edited and airbrushed. As a result, many people are holding themselves up to others’ impossible, and false, standards.
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Post by Somtochukwu Nwokoye on Aug 12, 2016 13:34:55 GMT -4
It is a pretty surprising find though via a small sample size that men are now displaying lower self esteem issues compared to their female counterparts. The article does state that it is unclear whether the issue is with Tinder and other dating apps. Regardless, it speaks to a problem men and women experience with their body image. I feel that those negative views stem from prior experiences of rejection related to their body either from a lack of positivity in the home environment, commercializing of sexuality and media's portrayal of what is an ideal body image. It is a deep deep issue that we all ought to be aware of and realize that we can succumb to depending on life and social circumstances.
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Post by Charles Seaton on Aug 12, 2016 16:21:47 GMT -4
After reading this article I struggled not to rush to judgement. "Of course that makes sense," I thought in a knee-jerk reaction to the article. However, after having considered the article more carefully, I am not completely satisfied with the article's conclusions. I'm not sure I understand who the Tinder users evaluated in this study were. For instance, were all Tinder users uniformly more likely to have low self esteem? Was it possible that the Tinder users who had low self esteem were those who did not use any other means of meeting people. Are the Results uniform across all demographics? I am no statistician but I wonder if a sample size of just below 1500 college students accurately represents the population of 50 million Tinder users. I also do not want to too hastily condemn the platform that appears to traffic in superficiality. Perhaps it's just a more convenient and impersonal way of doing what people are embarrassed to admit that they do in person, anyway. I am not certain that we can say, from this article, that users base their ideas of self-worth on the results of using the application. I do not know what the answer is but I suspect that the real answer is a little bit more complicated than saying Tinder is "swiping self esteem away".
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Post by Paul Lee UMHS MS4 on Aug 14, 2016 12:55:42 GMT -4
Users of this app, which is based soley on appearance and nothing more, are probably younger, with less life experience than the general population. This particular study population was undergraduates, with many more women than men. Because of the stress our culture bases on appearance, and body image, with usually unreal expectations on what is cosidered beautiful, it is not surprising that many women and men have developed issues with how they look. Our society is bombarded with beautiful models and movie stars that create a culture that places importance soley on looks. One need only watch TV for 5 minutes until a comercial for make-up or weight loss, is shown, implying the need to "upgrade" one's looks or appearance. I believe tinder is just an extension of our looks-based society.
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Post by Katarzyna Goryl on Aug 25, 2016 10:50:26 GMT -4
Wow it takes an app to figure out that you have a body image problem. What happened to the camera and family photos same thing. But I guess your not rated by the general public at a family picnic. I feel like self esteem has gone down the drain today. The media has made this image on how we all should look but forgot to add how we should feel. Plus who does apps like tinder to compete over an image my guess is only the low self esteemed that just want to get compliments from random people. My guess is if your self esteem is shot you look for other avenues to pick it up and if the other avenue doesn't help then you have a serious issue with yourself and need to treat the underlying issue first before moving to an app. Its just sad that Apps and sites make people people today. Unbelievable. KG
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Post by veronique on Aug 25, 2016 11:09:26 GMT -4
It is imperative to maintain a good healthy self-image and satisfaction. To disturb that balance can have adverse psychological effects. For example depression, mood instability, schizoid and avoidant personality types can develop as a result.The user wanting to be socially accepted but have difficulty with rejection especially when rejection outweighs positive affirmations. We as humans are social beings by nature, we want to be accepted and feel apart of. It was interesting to note that men seem to be more affected by negative affirmations than females, in part, because men have not been historically subjected to this kind of microscopic scrutiny based primarily on physical attributes.Females have historically been more exposed to scrutiny based on looks than men. According to research done by American Psychological Association(2015), males who use Tinder dating app have lower levels of self-esteem than those who do not use the app. Negative perceived objectification can cause insecurity. After years of character building and positive self image is a reality that modern apps like Tinder can cause such significant damage.
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Post by Barbara Goryl on Aug 25, 2016 12:10:20 GMT -4
Dating apps in general I have never paid attention to until reading this article. I believe that many of the issues began before the app and dating apps have materialized. Social media has put out unrealistic expectations of what the opposite sex deems as beautiful or attractive. The Social circuit has created a certain mold that both sexes should attain in order for them to be portrayed as attractive. However, this mold that they create is just not attainable without extensive plastic surgery, lip pumps and pushup bras or copious amounts of makeup to cover up their natural beauty. I cannot comprehend why people would go through so much trouble to fit a mold that rips them of their own individuality and identity. Another issue is that the sample size is to small to come to a complete conclusion that the app is creating self esteem issues with men and woman respectivley. My final thought is people need to work on their self esteems before they go onto an app to seek positive reinforcement.
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Post by Camy Dearmin (MS4) on Aug 30, 2016 9:20:27 GMT -4
Let's face it, healthy self-esteem is a prerequisite for healthy relationships. And poor self-esteem is what draws us to and traps us in bad ones.
That said, I'm skeptical to think that many (if any) of Tinder users are posting their pictures and swiping their preferences with a true relationship in mind. Frankly, it feels a bit more like fraternity or sorority rush to me. 'Face-rushing,' as it's called--with a very different, far more superficial digital love-fueled objective.
Perhaps, the Tinder community is feeling insecure simply because they're afraid that others will be judging them with the same metric that they themselves apply? At least in this situation?
Right or wrong, healthy or not, I applaud Tinder for being honest.
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Post by Anirudh Lingamaneni on Aug 31, 2016 0:46:20 GMT -4
Tinder undoubtedly one of the most well known dating apps was made. While it offered a new way to interact with and meet people it also started the creating some new self esteem issues. Before hand people might not be as conscious about themselves but once tinder came out it created a sorta quantitative way to get input about oneself. Because of this more and more people become self conscious about themselves and it didn't surprise me that it lead to self-esteem issues in many people. With the rise of modern dating apps both female and males are starting to create a negative perception about themselves based on some data that may not even be a valid self input tool. While the new apps offer a way to interact with other, I believe that it could potential create some self confident issues, as a result at times these dating apps could prove to be more damaging that useful.
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Post by Meika Shah on Aug 31, 2016 10:21:45 GMT -4
Desperation or boredom, it does not surprise me that apps based on physical features and self portraits alone are contributing to low self esteem. Everyone is brought up being taught "don't judge a book by the cover," yet subject themselves to be judged solely based on that. The article's only valid point is, is this low self esteem due to Tinder, or is it the reason they're on Tinder in the first place? Through people I have known on Tinder, I have found that they download the app due to low self esteem and lack of a relationship, but I have not heard anyone complain of how they look or feel due to Tinder. A big part of that might be that the app does not notify the users of rejection and there are so many users, a user is bound to get one hit. With a small scale study and no prior analysis of the subjects' self esteem before Tinder, it is impossible to determine the cause and effect.
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