@alyth to Showerthoughts • edit-25 months agoDating apps are as if someone turned the job application experience into a pastimemessage-square46arrow-up1326arrow-down18
arrow-up1318arrow-down1message-squareDating apps are as if someone turned the job application experience into a pastime@alyth to Showerthoughts • edit-25 months agomessage-square46
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisherlinkfedilink78•6 months agoWhen basically all dating apps are owned by the same company (Match Group), you get enshittification of all of them. Their goal is to get repeat customers, which is the polar opposite of what people actually want from these types of apps.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•6 months agoFound my wife on Hinge - it actually felt like an app to match with people you’d like. Having to actually comment on the profile instead of swipe left or right based on the feel really helped.
When basically all dating apps are owned by the same company (Match Group), you get enshittification of all of them.
Their goal is to get repeat customers, which is the polar opposite of what people actually want from these types of apps.
Found my wife on Hinge - it actually felt like an app to match with people you’d like. Having to actually comment on the profile instead of swipe left or right based on the feel really helped.
Owned by Match Group as of 2019