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I wish they would just revert their site to where it was 2 years ago instead of doing anything new. The new version just looks like yet another Tinder clone, a

I wish they would just revert their site to where it was 2 years ago instead of doing anything new. The new version just looks like yet another Tinder clone, and doesn't resemble anymore what Okcupid was good at: Good profiles, which allowed to get an initial impression about people beyond "I like their looks".

carabiner 6y ago
I wish it was more like 6 years ago, or whenever the Match buyout was. It's become hot people clickbait like all the swipe apps now. The entire internet is being optimized to either outrage you or sexually arouse you as quickly as possible.
- syncbehind 6y ago
  > The entire internet is being optimized to either outrage you or sexually arouse you as quickly as possible. I absolutely hate how accurate this is. It feels more and more that the optimization and efficiencies are making the internet less useful but more addictive.
- droopyEyelids 6y ago
  Or both, as in the case of Netflix's new semi-child abuse documentary.
- sebmellen 6y ago
  A friend of mine at Google is considering moving to another team or leaving because he's concerned about how addictive YouTube has become. Apparently it's a real discussion internally: is YouTube doing more harm than good? To me, it seems that we're in a precarious position. I wonder what happens when we reach the limits of dopamine saturation, if there is such a thing. Otherwise, it seems Huxley was right -- "man’s almost infinite appetite for distractions" is a dangerous thing.
throwaway4747l 6y ago
I wish they'd restored their old blog posts doing a bunch of stats, that was fun. I don't know why they've been taken down.
andrew_ 6y ago
I'm honestly surprised that OKCupid is still relevant. After Tinder and Bumble arrived it seemed they were all but knocked out. I've heard from my single friends that Hinge made a resurgence, so maybe these platforms never die as long as there are people willing to give them their personal info/data.

carabiner 6y ago

I wish it was more like 6 years ago, or whenever the Match buyout was. It's become hot people clickbait like all the swipe apps now. The entire internet is being optimized to either outrage you or sexually arouse you as quickly as possible.

syncbehind 6y ago
> The entire internet is being optimized to either outrage you or sexually arouse you as quickly as possible. I absolutely hate how accurate this is. It feels more and more that the optimization and efficiencies are making the internet less useful but more addictive.
droopyEyelids 6y ago
Or both, as in the case of Netflix's new semi-child abuse documentary.
sebmellen 6y ago
A friend of mine at Google is considering moving to another team or leaving because he's concerned about how addictive YouTube has become. Apparently it's a real discussion internally: is YouTube doing more harm than good? To me, it seems that we're in a precarious position. I wonder what happens when we reach the limits of dopamine saturation, if there is such a thing. Otherwise, it seems Huxley was right -- "man’s almost infinite appetite for distractions" is a dangerous thing.

throwaway4747l 6y ago

I wish they'd restored their old blog posts doing a bunch of stats, that was fun. I don't know why they've been taken down.

andrew_ 6y ago

I'm honestly surprised that OKCupid is still relevant. After Tinder and Bumble arrived it seemed they were all but knocked out. I've heard from my single friends that Hinge made a resurgence, so maybe these platforms never die as long as there are people willing to give them their personal info/data.