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How swiping right escaped dating apps

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Dating apps broke our collective digital brains. The gamified mechanic of rapidly swiping right to approve or left to reject was so dangerously addictive that non-dating apps immediately copied it. Now, everything from job applications to real estate listings uses the exact same interface, treating major life choices like a rapid-fire casual game.

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