Excellent points! Instant gratification culture and the expectation of the ease of hook ups and finding dates from dating apps has cheapened the connection and caused dating to be that much more superficial. The apps are designed so that you kind of gain an addiction to them - it becomes more about the possibilities of who you can meet and have access to rather than the quality and depth of the relationship you can build with someone. Old-school dating has more of the rawness and realness of human life, where it's clear that you have to put effort in to develop a connection.