Despite the human population being the highest it's ever been, we are increasingly relying on programs that find potential partners for us. amirite?

I think it's just easier to find a match when you look at people in your entire state rather than just the people on the street you grew up on

And ways to avoid meeting people in person right away, or ever…

For some reason when I first read this I was thinking high as in baked...

That is because the odds of the next person you meet being a suitable partner has decreased.

All the more reason, actually. It's the best way to take advantage of the larger pool size.

Families used to find partners for their children.

I would much rather a program weed out the bad ones for me.

What's wrong with that? You have a choice of thousands of people now, so there has to be a system to pick the best ones. Then of course everyone picks the same people, but that's beside the point.