Cuando la tecnología deja de ser la utopía que cura la soledad: (La paradoja de la red social Meetic)
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2021
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Cavadas Gormaz M. J. (2021). Cuando la tecnología deja de ser la utopía que cura la soledad: (La paradoja de la red social Meetic). CIC. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 26, 137-147. https://doi.org/10.5209/ciyc.75520
Abstract
A medida que crece el número de personas que viven solas, aumenta el uso de redes sociales dedicadas a proporcionar relaciones sentimentales. Este planteamiento aceptado unánimemente, genera una paradoja: el ciudadano de hoy busca en la tecnología la solución a la soledad, pero al mismo tiempo se comporta de manera que le aleja de su objetivo. Principios matemáticos y psicológicos impiden el acercamiento El presente artículo analiza esta dualidad a través del portal Meetic, primera red europea de contactos. Durante tres años se han seguido a doscientos usuarios y se ha comprobado como la cultura digital ha entrado en ámbito privado de los sentimientos con toda naturalidad. Pero la esperanza
de alcanzar una vida en compañía se desvanece porque el aspirante cae presa de las leyes del mercado.
As the number of people living alone grows, the use of social networks dedicated to providing romantic relationships increases. This unanimously accepted approach generates a paradox: today´s citizen looks to technology for the solution to loneliness, but at the same time behaves in a way that draws him away from his goal. Mathematical and psychological principles impede rapprochement. This article analyzes this duality trough the Meetic portal, the leading Spanish network of contacts. For three years, two hundred users have been followed and it has been proven that digital culture has entered the private realm of feelings quite naturally. But the hope of reaching a live in company fades because the aspirant falls prey to the laws of the market.
As the number of people living alone grows, the use of social networks dedicated to providing romantic relationships increases. This unanimously accepted approach generates a paradox: today´s citizen looks to technology for the solution to loneliness, but at the same time behaves in a way that draws him away from his goal. Mathematical and psychological principles impede rapprochement. This article analyzes this duality trough the Meetic portal, the leading Spanish network of contacts. For three years, two hundred users have been followed and it has been proven that digital culture has entered the private realm of feelings quite naturally. But the hope of reaching a live in company fades because the aspirant falls prey to the laws of the market.