Dating apps have changed things, but wow this is a super shallow take.
> Approach patterns have changed. Men approaching women in real life is now rarer than it was in favor of online meeting through Apps.
Absolutely, because often women don't like being approached in person and find it creepy. Bars and clubs still absolutely have dating approaches. Also, we've gotten past the point that men are expected to make the first move in heterosexual encounters, and that's only going to become more true.
> Many relationships now happen based on online dating. In a sense, a series of algorithms are already dictating human reproduction.
Sure, but there's also a ton of people that you interact with on these apps to even express interest. I don't think the apps are actually having that much of an effect on who people pick, they are just making finding people you're interested easier.
> Before Apps, people mainly shacked up with equivalent looking people at a fairly young age, but today women have access to the best men in town they’d otherwise never have a chance to meet.
Why is that not a good thing? It also goes the other ways, I'm not sure why you're focusing on women looking for men
> The dating marketplace is pretty skewed with roughly 80% of women chasing after 20% of men.
I think the real issue is the statistical quality of the genders. We have a 50/50 balance, so there's no reason it should be skewed one directionally like this naturally. I think that a lot of shitty behavior masculinity has historically been is getting called out now, and toxic masculinity is only just getting called out. The answer to being in that 20% (and expanding it as a result) is not something outside of people's control, it's just hard. Toxic masculinity negatively affects all genders.
> Elite men can get dozens of sex partners. Women can usually get sex, but not commitment from lots of men they like.
This just feels like stereotyping without reason.
> Average or subpar men are essentially invisible in the dating market as evidenced by declining rates of sex by most people. This causes a lot of problems in society as many men drop out and exist as gamers in a dull existence or turn to drugs due to lack of ability to find a connection.
This feels far more related to ethical/political/societal beliefs than apps. The only thing apps are doing is making the process more efficient. Looks are not everything, personality and interests have not gone away from dating because of apps. While everyone loves to talk about Tinder, there are far more than aren't hookup focused than are.
> Alpha males are enjoying life shacking up with the women all chasing after them. Women while away their younger years in careers and chasing after unrealistic men before settling at an older age and maybe having 1 kid.
People have been having children later and less long before apps, I again don't see how this follows. Ironically this is caused by a cultural shift and being reflected in technology, not the other way around.
> As far as cultural impacts go, can’t go bigger than the consequences to reproduction changing.
The only thing that happened was that finding a more ideal mate become more efficient, ever so slightly, and you have a larger natural pool. Everything else is cultural here.