There was a time when gossip felt... safer. If you were interested in someone, they were a mystery you had to solve. You’d ask mutual friends about their job, their hobbies, or who they hung out with. You’d find excuses to be in the same room. It was slow, it was human, and it left room for the thrill of the unknown.

​Now? Nothing is left to luck. You can find out everything—vacation spots, relationship status, career highs, and lows—all in a few scrolls. There are no more wonders, no more surprises. I can build a 'full psychological profile' of a person without ever sitting at the same table as them. But here’s the scary part: If I’m rejecting or choosing people based on a digital image, how do I know if I’m meeting their real face? How can I be sure of someone I’ve never even shared a meal with?