Dating and the OLPC

Dating and the OLPC

Michael de la Maza 21:18, 7 September 2006 (EDT)

How long will it take two people who have never met to get married because of a relationship enabled by the OLPC? The first time a couple gets married clutching their OLPCs (or their children’s), the OLPC’s success in forging relationships will be joyfully explicit.

I expect that an OLPC-enabled dating service that meshes with bricks & mortar social institutions will be available within a few months of the first large deployment of OLPCs. The OLPC has many hardware and software features, such as instant messaging and telephony, that make it a wonderful partner in starting and nurturing romantic relationships.

Indeed, the entire infatuation-disillusionment-contentment relationship cycle could be supported by the OLPC. The first software developers to embrace this idea will be congratulated for their extraordinary kindness.

Since the OLPC computers will be deployed in school classrooms, it would be extremely unlikely for people to meet and marry via their computer. After all, they can simply meet directly.

This is a SILLY page. Please delete it.

Please identify yourself when commenting. The entire point of the OLPC computers is that they will become a means by which the family will become computer literate.

That said, I do think this is a bit far fetched -- but then I reflect on the use of mobile phones to run dating services and less scrupulously legal activities.

clarka 13 October 2006