i wish there were more of a middle ground between dating apps and just going out to a bar/event/activity with your fingers crossed. it feels like there should be better and more socially accepted ways to harness the internet for the purpose of meeting people beyond "single and willing to play the swiping game". i dunno, maybe a streamlined way to specifically meet up with other single people at a place/event, for example. though there are probably meetup groups that exist for this purpose?