Trama Vol I: Intimate Absence: Mutations of Desire

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Platforms amplify promises, the real economy blocks the conditions for bonding (because there's no time, no money, no energy, or no place), and together they produce a suspended intimacy, more available on screens than in real life.

Sex ceases to be the symbolic center of intimacy and transforms into just another data point within the informational ecosystem. The erotic is no longer measured in experiences, but in metrics: likes, reactions, engagement.

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Trama Vol I: Intimate Absence

An invitation to consider our relationships, the corporeal, and encounters in the era of digital oversupply

Dating platforms serve a paradoxical function: they promise to help you find the love of your life, yet their business model hinges on us spending most of our time there, connecting with people. Described by some of their own users as a 'gondola of humans,' they contribute to generating FOBO (Fear of Better Options), or the fear of always finding better options of people available for connection.

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At a Glance

Only 1.6

matches result from every 100 swipes on dating apps.*

At a Glance

19%

of young people currently report having no sexual relationships.*

At a Glance

44%

A significant 44% of young people are uncertain about their future.*

*Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS), Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE). (2025). Modalidades de vinculación sexo-afectiva en jóvenes universitarios en Argentina.

*Forbes Health. (2024). Dating app fatigue survey. Forbes.

*OnePoll. (2024). Survey on dating app usage and fatigue (March 27–April 1, 2024).

*Argentina Futura. (2023). Encuesta nacional a jóvenes: percepciones sobre el futuro y estado de ánimo.