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[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 286 points 11 months ago

“We’re seeing a greater need for authentic human connections”

I’m going to take a wild guess and wager that this is about increasing engagement by increasing the amount of opening moves that are created on the platform.

Dating sites profit by increasing engagement with the platform, not by getting you an “authentic connection” that gets you off the platform and into a healthy relationship.

There’s a reason people are going analog again. They know these sites are just a thirst trap.

[-] Icaria@lemmy.world 142 points 11 months ago

Calling it a thirst trap is too innocent. These dating app companies are scum-sucking vampires designed to make most people feel lonely and desperate enough to give them money in perpetuity. People just handed one of the most important and intimate aspects of their lives over to US tech bros, pressured everyone else to do the same, and two whole generations are not just having less sex than their parents, but half of them have never had a long-term relationship as they're approaching 30.

[-] Trashboat 53 points 11 months ago

Hah I didn’t even need a dating app for that

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Yeah, fckng amateurs

[-] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

At least you are the master of your own destiny

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