> this could be a boon to bars and other, more traditional ways of meeting people
That is insanely optimistic, randomly meeting people in a bar is significantly more dangerous than a prearranged meet, and the first thing most people do after contact online is go to a bar or public meeting point anyway.
What is a “traditional” way of meeting someone? Through your parents?
> Pretty much anywhere people meet face to face counts.
But that's the problem, right? People used to do their banking in a bank, get their books in a library, their toothpaste in a drug store, their music in a record store, etc.
Now they do all of that online without leaving home. So they need to meet people online too.
That is insanely optimistic, randomly meeting people in a bar is significantly more dangerous than a prearranged meet, and the first thing most people do after contact online is go to a bar or public meeting point anyway.
What is a “traditional” way of meeting someone? Through your parents?