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  • albigu@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 months ago

    Tinder has rolled out its promised high-end membership, a pricey $499 per month subscription dubbed “Tinder Select,” which includes unique perks like the ability to be seen by more users, including Tinder’s “most sought after profiles,” the ability to direct message others without matching and other VIP-level features.

    This could not go wrong in any way at all. Imagine being sued for ignoring abuse reports, and deciding to monetise the abuse itself.

    • drhead [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      Anyone who DM's someone without matching will immediately out themselves as someone who paid $500 for Tinder. They will get blocked immediately 90% of the time once people figure out what is going on.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      the ability to direct message others without matching

      So many thirsty computer touchers that see themselves as "high value males" because of their bank statements and nothing else will demand "transactional" relationships. "I paid my 499 pls respond."

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Why would anyone want this? Hot people are already matching with each other and ignoring us uggos.

      • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        If an incel drops $500 on getting laid it's because he's giving it to a prostitute

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      9 months ago

      Sugar baby matching is the only way both sides would like this I think

  • logflume [they/them]
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    9 months ago

    i can already pay $500 to go on a date with your dad why would i pay tinder

  • dualmindblade [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Pretty cheap compared to keeper.ai, which is $100 to get started, 8k per physical date and 100k per marriage

    • tactical_trans_karen [she/her, comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      Yo, I crawled around that site to see what was up with it... the most unhinged shit I've ever seen. They're using ai to "guide" the matchmakers decisions... which means they are having a shitty ai set you up, there's no human involved in this process, no shot! Here's a few highlights:

      • Pretty sure everyone I see on this site is white... -Mission: To solve the loneliness, marriage, and birthrate crises by creating happy, healthy families. ... yo what the fuck? They're a fucking people mill kennel club!

      • Values: 01 - Humanity is good

      We look forward to a future of human flourishing - more artists, more astronauts, more inventors, more Olympians; more childhood dreams from more childhoods. But in much of the world, each generation is lonelier, has married less often, married later, and had fewer children. Most countries worldwide have fallen below the replacement rate, meaning their nations are dwindling. We think people need each other, as individuals and societies, and human flourishing starts with more families. ..... ..... 06 - We don’t deny Nature

      Humans are the product of millions of years of evolution. Evolutionary biologists have studied the way men and women act when seeking long-term partners. They behave differently. They have different preferences, different communication styles, and different ways of seeking long-term partners. Dating apps completely ignore sex-linked differences and provide unisex experiences. As a result, the way they generate “matches” has helped fuel a culture of short-term flings, rather than marriages. Keeper takes human nature seriously, which makes us more effective at matching people for long-term success.

      This is some weird ass conservative cishet breeder psychosis. No material analysis, it's the apps fault that people are lonely! Also, no options for any gender queer identities or relationships, no mention of us at all. And the dog whistle of not 'denying nature' along with it.

      Then they've got a "calculator that tells you how much of the population is between your selected ages, income, height, isn't obese, and other shit - with a button that says 'find people that match these standards'.

      And as if that wasn't enough for these ham sandwich ghouls, they list their investors: Bain Capital Ventures Champion Hill Ventures Sovereign Capital 16+ Angels

      Every day I feel more and more like we're in a simulation.

      • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]
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        9 months ago

        Dating apps completely ignore sex-linked differences and provide unisex experiences. As a result, the way they generate “matches” has helped fuel a culture of short-term flings, rather than marriages.

        If you're a woman making your profile, it's gonna ask you what color you like your toenails to be painted while you're barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        9 months ago
        Values: 01 - Humanity is good
        

        We look forward to a future of human flourishing Humans are the product of millions of years of evolution.

        Even more evidence toward my case that when techbros say "human" a lot when peddling something they sound even more dehumanizing. kombucha-disgust

    • SoloboiNanook [comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      The OP and this is really showing me how unhinged this shit is getting lmao im so glad i never used these weirdo shits

    • Nacarbac [any]
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      9 months ago

      Given the absurd cash incentive I wonder if that's just an actual scam (well, slightly more of a scam) where they split the 8k to hire someone to be a date.

      • Awoo [she/her]
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        9 months ago

        You could definitely pay an actor $2000 to go on a date and pocket $6000

  • bigboopballs [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    imagine being a snob on Tinder

    I don't understand these shitty sites/apps. I really, really hope they are just a fad that will completely die out in a couple more years and we can collectively get back to figuring out how to do this shit in a world where third spaces do not even exist anymore.

    • albigu@lemmygrad.ml
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      9 months ago

      It's unfair to even call them "dating apps" as if a majority of the people in those apps even get to go on dates regularly with them. They're basically cassino slot machines, but with faces instead of symbols, and affection instead of money. Their entire business model is based around either keeping people scrolling or fooling people into paying thinking it'll help them find somebody. It won't, not only does it make people look extra desperate, it also creates a negative incentive to helping them find somebody.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    If someone is "sought after" and isn't already in a relationship, there may be a reason they're still available and it isn't their looks or their account blurbs. the-more-you-know

  • Hohsia [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Damn. Super jelly of everyone who found a partner before the algorithmic age

    • MerryChristmas [any]
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      9 months ago

      It's the weirdest mix of escort service and eugenics software.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      It has a paid harassment/stalking option on top of all of that, too. kombucha-disgust

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    9 months ago

    Milking the whales for all they're worth before the ship sinks I guess.