‘Materialists’ and the Woes of True Love in the Age of Data
“You won’t, when you love someone. It’ll be easy. No math.” In the latter part of Materialists, professional matchmaker Lucy finally resolves to break up with a wealthy “unicorn” (defined as a highly desirable, high-quality man, who’s an “impossible fantasy”) named Harry, admitting that their industry—framed by algorithms and big data—ultimately fails to deliver true love. Harry, who’s grabbing a