Signüll joins MTS to discuss why modern dating apps are broken, his thesis that the internet tends to reverse pre existing social norms, and what Apple's next chapter looks like as AI reshapes the iPhone.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:17) Analyzing the NYC Speed Dating Crisis and Gender Mismatches
(03:41) Hinge Streamers and the Performance Art of Digital Dating
(06:14) The Failure of Dating App Paradigms and Why Bumble BFF Stalled
(12:03) The Matchmaking Crisis and How the Internet Reverses Cultural Norms
(17:06) Performative Influencers and De-Centering Men on TikTok
(23:06) Why the Apple CEO is More Important Than the President
(29:31) Why AI Won’t Disrupt the iPhone Form Factor
(35:40) Building a Single Stream of Ranked AI Intelligence

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Signüll on Relationships as Economy, Hinge Streamers, Apple AI | MTS Live

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Signüll on Relationships as Economy, Hinge Streamers, Apple AI | MTS Live