If you already find online dating daunting and, at times, depressing, Black Mirror just took it up a notch. In the season four episode ‘Hang The DJ, it did what the show does so well – showed the dangers of our increasing dependence on technology. But, although the episode was set in the future, it actually gave a huge amount of insight into what dating is already like. The episode shines a light on the pitfalls and dangers of our dating app culture, because, when it comes dating, technology has already crept way the eff in.
How does it do it? Well- spoilers ahead – if you havent watched the episode (and you should), it focuses on two daters.