IdentityEpisode 12·Solo essay

The hidden cost of dating apps (no one talks about this)

Dating apps are fun… until they’re not. We were promised love at scale - but what if all we got was dopamine addiction, surface-level swiping, and a generation that’s scared to fall in love the real way?

18 min
April 25, 2025

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Sachin Jha

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Sachin Jha

Host · Decoding Wisdom

Former international-level cricketer, Ivey Business School graduate, founder of ReadyAI. Host of Decoding Wisdom.

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Dating apps are fun… until they’re not. We were promised love at scale - but what if all we got was dopamine addiction, surface-level swiping, and a generation that’s scared to fall in love the real way?

Sachin and Sachin go deep on the moments that shaped the work - the visible wins, the invisible costs, and the frameworks that survived the experience.

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The hidden cost of dating apps (no one talks about this)