Hear me out: Decentralized dating!

SO would you rather meet someone on
OR thru a (mainstream) dating app?
Why? πŸ’•

Question emerged from my mulling over @Em0nM4stodonEm :official_verified: post on Sept. 20, 2025:
"Dating? In this tech-bro-mass-surveillance-AI-powered-dystopian-climate-change-overheated-capitalist-fascist economy?"

OG post at infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon

2 little birds lovingly snuggled together. The one on the left looks like they are kissing the smaller one on the right

Dear beloved: For real though, here's why I think will work wonders

1. Privacy-first : no data harvesting your intimate preferences
2. Community-curated connections (no algorithm manipulation)
3. Values-based matching: find people who actually share your ethics
4. No venture capital pressure to keep you single and swiping

Question is: How can I bridge the gap between "decentralization is good but how do we actually find love here?"

Which brings up further questions like
1. Can we build romance outside of Big Tech? (i hope so!)
2. Is love possible in the time of Surveillance Capitalism?
3. Would people read my D3: Decentralized Dating Diaries aka my journey calling in love on Fedi, LOL

Until then, I be seeing my perfect partner in my dreams. Zzz. Gnite, you cutie xoxo

Your Fediverse Dating Firestarter Patootie,
Crissy 9.25.25

adorable birb couple. The one of the left is grooming (or kissing, depending how you see it) the birb on the right. sho cute!
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