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‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


A decline in interest from dating apps’ core demographic is wreaking havoc across the industry, as Bumble’s CEO and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down a day before the company reports earnings, says the Wall Street Journal Monday.

Tinder’s stock plummeted 15% last week after reporting a decline in paying users.

Wolfe Herd, who also cofounded Tinder, started Bumble to create an app where women could have more control by initiating conversations with men to reduce the unwanted and creepy messages that plague dating apps.

She’s succeeded by Lidiane Jones, a former CEO of Slack, who’s looking for opportunities to use artificial intelligence in dating app algorithms.

The resurgence of organic relationships deals a major blow to Bumble, Tinder, Hinge, and other dating apps that have profited off the boom of hook-up culture.

Though the company says this is not the case, frustrations with dating apps have percolated through user bases and many are opting for meeting partners the old-fashioned way.


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So, how should people find mates? Obviously these stupid apps don't work and the chance encounter system we use in western societies don't, and neither do the marriage-as-transaction systems societies used centuries ago, or the subjugation of any one gender. So how should we ensure most people who want a mate get one?

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

And dating people at work is practically forbidden now

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

That's probably a good thing.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You know you don't have to tell your boss you're dating a coworker right? It's not their business what you do in your off-time. Dating people is legal. Do you tell your parents every time you take a shit?

[-] psmgx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Dating someone is not a protected class, and unless there is a demand for illegal action or potential whistleblowering, then you can get fired for it without consequences. Helll you can be fired for ANY reason as long as it's not retaliatory or in violation of protected class

Dating people is legal, which is why you don't get arrested for it. But that ain't got any overlap with business policy.

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[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

So, how should people find mates?

here's your answer.

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[-] Tischkante@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

Dating using internet communication works better without dating Apps.

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[-] Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Wait are people using dating apps for dating? I thought they were for promoting Instagram profiles exclusively

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

Apps are difficult since it's such a lean form of media. Hard to really connect over texts. It's more fun to meet people through biking groups or camping adventures imo. When I stopped trying to actively seek out love via apps or in general, it also made it easier to date because there was zero stress and zero expectations.

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