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The apps really destroyed online dating. I used to meet people on OKCupid... until they made it more Tinder-like. You can't even search or browse these days. C
by icedchai 4y ago
The apps really destroyed online dating. I used to meet people on OKCupid... until they made it more Tinder-like. You can't even search or browse these days.
Craigslist Personals was also fun. Until it got taken down.
The late 90's through early 2000's internet was way better for meeting people online.
- klyrs 4y ago> The late 90's through early 2000's internet was way better for meeting people online. Right? I made quite a few friends and even a couple of romantic partners on forums and BBSs. For what it's worth, I've seen this happen (tactfully!) on facebook (before they decided that they needed to be a dating site too -_-), through mutual friends and special-interest groups. But, that specifically doesn't work for straight people who are locked into gender-isolated bubbles.
- kwere 4y agocould that be selection bias? a lot less of niche people today on big apps, and more casual(superficial) mainstream "scene"? like in those time people were selfselecting on certain traits and really motivated on soulmate search? (european POV, internet became mainstream in 2010s with social networks)
- icedchai 4y agoPossibly. I'm also older now, which probably doesn't help...
- klyrs 4y ago> (european POV, internet became mainstream in 2010s with social networks) Wow. In the US, 2010 was about when AOL stopped stuffing our mailboxes with install disks... (some research later) make that 2006. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1395721 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nma... https://www.vox.com/2015/5/12/8594049/aol-free-trial-cds https://www.vox.com/2015/5/12/8594049/aol-free-trial-cds