These people are totally serious, not crazy, and not part of a cult. So they say.
How climate change inspired a new dating trend: ‘Thunberging’
Climate change is having a pretty big effect on our lives right now.
From impacting our decisions about having a family (one in 10 young couples cited climate change as their reason for deciding against children), to our wardrobes and our wallets.
And now our dedication to protecting the environment is infiltrating the dating world by spawning a new trend – ‘Thunberging’.
According to OKCupid, who coined the term, ‘Thunberging’ is where daters bond over their shared passion for environmental issues.
Named after climate change activist Greta Thunberg, of course, Thunberging effectively refers to singletons connecting over their desire to make a difference environmentally. (snip)
“With climate change becoming a major talking point globally, we’re finding more and more people’s passion for the planet is becoming a steamy subject,†a spokesperson for OkCupid says.
“It’s no surprise to learn that young Gen Z and millennial daters care about climate change, but within the last year alone, these singletons are matching on the basis of this topic more than ever.â€
The UK Guardian has created a whole dating profile in their article. Because it’s totally sane to name a dating phenomena after an underage girl who looks 12.
OK Cupid should charge anyone who is a climate cultist an extra fee for using their site, a climate dating tax. And require that any who go on a date pay a carbon offset fee, and prove that they didn’t travel in a fossil fueled vehicle and ate no meat. Anyhow, totally not a cult, right?
