The main problem here: commercial dating apps are not intended to help people find partners or flings. They are intended to make the companies money. Some may initially be functional but enshitification hits them fast, once they have a userbase established.
I met my boyfriend on OkCupid. That was 5 years ago and I doubt we’d be able to find each other today. The app went from matches based on answering questions to a “hot or not” sleazy hookup tinder clone.
It makes even less sense when you learn that they were never in competition with tinder since the two of them are owned by the same parent company along with nearly even other dating app. You’d think that company would want all its services to be unique in some way so as to encourage diversity in the market but I guess I’ve not got a mind for business.
Wow that’s crazy. I still remember some of the questions that supposedly made me and my partner 99% compatible. That’s such a drastic shift for them.
Edit for unrelated story: My second highest match was like 97%, but she clarified in her profile that she was looking for a bi third to join her and her partner.OKC kept recommending her so eventually I just messaged her to say “I’m not what you’re looking for but good luck!”
The main problem here: commercial dating apps are not intended to help people find partners or flings. They are intended to make the companies money. Some may initially be functional but enshitification hits them fast, once they have a userbase established.
I believe the algorithms on those apps purposefully hold back the best matches for you unless you pay for a subscription.
Honestly. I suspect they hold back the best matches even if you do pay for a subscription, so you continue to do so.
Oh, they do. There have been lawsuits. Why would the company want to lose a paying customer?
I met my boyfriend on OkCupid. That was 5 years ago and I doubt we’d be able to find each other today. The app went from matches based on answering questions to a “hot or not” sleazy hookup tinder clone.
It makes even less sense when you learn that they were never in competition with tinder since the two of them are owned by the same parent company along with nearly even other dating app. You’d think that company would want all its services to be unique in some way so as to encourage diversity in the market but I guess I’ve not got a mind for business.
Unrelated, good screenname :)
Dude…
Wow that’s crazy. I still remember some of the questions that supposedly made me and my partner 99% compatible. That’s such a drastic shift for them.
Edit for unrelated story: My second highest match was like 97%, but she clarified in her profile that she was looking for a bi third to join her and her partner. OKC kept recommending her so eventually I just messaged her to say “I’m not what you’re looking for but good luck!”
They’re basically all owned by the same company, unless it’s small and niche.