"As we grow accustomed to foisting more and more complicated emotional tasks onto digital butlers, we lose our ability to tolerate inelegance or find value in social failure. Moments of awkwardness and heartbreak are an inevitable part of the dating experience, and they are essential in our evolution into mature adults. By outsourcing our courtship … Continue reading Online Dating Impersonaters — Quartz
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To Hug, or Not to Hug?
"It became easier to say what I meant when other people gave voice to my feelings. National Book Award finalist and Guggenheim Fellow Roxane Gay doesn’t like to be hugged. “So many people tried to hug me and seemed upset when I said no. I don’t like hugging strangers. I don’t even hug my friends,” … Continue reading To Hug, or Not to Hug?
