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College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious to c/technology
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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yes, and how long until this be known? If the company self-sabotage itself so profoundly it will just be the end of the company. I'm not saying that their end goal is to survive forever, but this is incredibly shortsighted.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants 1 points 1 year ago

People would still use the apps anyway or use them specifically to talk to AIs. An AI-driven app that is honest about what it is would probably do a lot more to help than anything else, come to think of it. 🤔