La société du matching

At several key moments in our lives, we entrust our fate to algorithms that sort individuals according to a specific schema: we choose and are chosen at the same time. Access to things as important as education (Parcoursup or Affelnet), romantic partners (Tinder, Meetic, etc.), and even healthcare or employment, depend on this technology.

Unlike the consumer relationship in which payment is sufficient in itself, or social services which can be accessed by right, matching supposes an unprecedented social relationship – we express preferences according to the information available to us, and selection is made based on the data we have provided.

This principle has a profound impact on our relationship to the collective. Indeed, because it means stating the truth about ourselves, about our hopes and desires, it serves to accelerate the coming of a singularist society.