It definitely makes some things easier, like being able to filter out wholly uninterested parties, and you can quickly get to important logistical conversations like being direct about what you're looking for.

But it also gives the people on the other side of the app access to literally everyone who's interested in them.

So while it may seem easier than having to walk up to strangers in a bar, you also now have to be picked out of way more people than the other folks in the bar with you.