I'm really just not happy with the use of Tinder as the analogous app of choice, because that overabundance you're talking about is pretty one sided. I agree with the sentiment of 'We have more data than we know what to do with' and can relate to the experience of data/choice paralysis. For what tinder was designed for however, 'Bone, or don't bone' it's Supposed to turn people into a 1 or a 0. That is literally the intention. When we design for nuance, well, that's how you get hubski. I think.
I think the fact that it's turned into a more nuanced app is an indictment of society, though. Yes, I agree that the intention of TInder was to provide a Yes/No 1/0 binary, but it has evolved beyond that into a "Yes but not if I find someone else on this next swipe" and the feeling that there is always something equally or more enticing available. The latter is much more prevalent in society today, at least in my experiences. Then the question becomes: Why are we using Tinder in such a way, why do we feel like there's always a better option available in our hook-ups, relationships, restaurant choices, etc.?
Really? I have not had this experience, in part because everyone is gone once you swipe them, so it's not possible to make comparable decisions. I will also state that occasionally, when I have Tindered, there is a third option to the left/right binary: for whatever reason I have come across individuals I neither want to swipe left, or right on, and when that happens, I exit the app. (Usually it's people I know in real life that admittedly, yes, I know I'd like to bone, but I don't want them to know I want to bone them. Usually because boning isn't actually what it's all about. Let's call it "confused attraction." Am I currently dating someone who I was confusedly attracted to and refused to swipe either way on? You bet your pants I am. The confused attraction is always reserved for people I know IRL, of course.)it has evolved beyond that into a "Yes but not if I find someone else on this next swipe"