Has corona lowered the bar for hookups?: deflation of the dating economy
Usually, when there is an inflation in the economy, the prices of the goods skyrocket, meaning you need more "currency" to buy the goods. In contrary, in a deflating economy, you would get more "bang for your buck" if you will. So what has covid-19 done for the dating economy? Well I'm no expert in neither economics or dating(ok maybe just a little bit), but I would say that resources and opportunities has become more scarce, which would mean that we are in a deflating dating economy. It's kind of like when WW2 hit, and half the men were recruited into war, and in the end we were left with a lot more women than men. This would help the men in a dating economy. On the other hand, imagine a club with 9 dudes for every 1 girl. In this scenario, it is much harder for the guys to get the one girl. So now compare that to these days, when bars are closing at 10pm, responsible people are not coming out to party, people are wearing masks so you can't really tell...