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Not to mention the “business” being run was about as shady as you can get.

pseudo0 3y ago
It's remarkable that they still exist as a functioning company. I would have thought that the lawsuits over the hack, the alleged fake accounts, and the general loss of customer trust would have been enough to push them into insolvency.
- busterarm 3y ago
  Advertising to horny people is hilariously effective.
  - bozhark 3y ago
    If only Reddit knew this
    - tourmalinetaco 3y ago
      I’m surprised Spez doesn’t, considering his history.
    - thatguy0900 3y ago
      Reddit can also look at all the payments nonsense pornhub has to go through
      - busterarm 3y ago
        Or just keeping up with all of the takedown claims resulting from revenge porn, trafficking claims, etc.
  - hospitalJail 3y ago
    Its one of the primal needs. Its why some companies are so effective at selling Veblen goods to status seekers. When I was growing up, I got abercrombie/american eagle because it was cool to girls. Today teens get Apple/Nike products. Not that any of these actually change your status, but the marketers were able to sell that idea/feeling. As an adult, you see people buying/leasing Tesla's or more expensive cars to do the same thing. People desperate for social acceptance, which leads to girls, will pay anything. I get it, I used to spend half my time looking for girls before I got married. (other half of my time school, presumably so I could always get a gold digger if need be.) Can you tell I was ugly growing up? (Lift weights my pals, it changed everything)
    - JamesBarney 3y ago
      I think it does change your status. If you go on a date a pick a girl up in a Hyundai and test her with an Android phone many will have a different opinion than if you text with apple and pick her up in a audi.
      - JimtheCoder 3y ago
        "James was totally cool, but when I found out he used an Android phone, I was so over him..." -some girl to her girlfriends, somewhere, probably...
        toomuchtodo 3y ago
        https://nypost.com/2019/08/14/sorry-android-users-these-iphone-snobs-wont-date-you/ https://nypost.com/2019/08/14/sorry-android-users-these-ipho... https://leafandcore.com/2019/08/24/green-bubbles-are-a-turn-off-why-some-iphone-users-wont-date-android-users/ https://leafandcore.com/2019/08/24/green-bubbles-are-a-turn-...
        hammeringnails 3y ago
        > Brooklyn resident > freelance designer The first article reads like a parody. Being rejected by someone who lets brand-loyalty to billion dollar companies dictate their dating preferences isn't even 'a blessing in disguise'. It's just a plain and simple blessing.
        SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago
        I’m not a part of app dating world, but from my understanding the way these apps work is a series of snap judgements. Android vs iPhone is but one of these. I don’t think the problem is really about Android or iPhone at all, but rather that we live in a reality where people make snap value judgements on these apps based on limited information very quickly, and it just so happens that Android/iPhone is one of those factors.
        3y ago
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  > the alleged fake accounts Way back in the day, a friend of mine, not proud of what she did, but she needed the cash, was paid by a 'sugar daddy' web site to respond to messages on their fake profiles to keep people interested. (Long before the days of chat bots, etc.)
- jeffrallen 3y ago
  Listen to the podcast "She wants more" to understand why it still exists. Most of the interviewees use it.

It's remarkable that they still exist as a functioning company. I would have thought that the lawsuits over the hack, the alleged fake accounts, and the general loss of customer trust would have been enough to push them into insolvency.

busterarm 3y ago
Advertising to horny people is hilariously effective.
- bozhark 3y ago
  If only Reddit knew this
  - tourmalinetaco 3y ago
    I’m surprised Spez doesn’t, considering his history.
  - thatguy0900 3y ago
    Reddit can also look at all the payments nonsense pornhub has to go through
    - busterarm 3y ago
      Or just keeping up with all of the takedown claims resulting from revenge porn, trafficking claims, etc.
- hospitalJail 3y ago
  Its one of the primal needs. Its why some companies are so effective at selling Veblen goods to status seekers. When I was growing up, I got abercrombie/american eagle because it was cool to girls. Today teens get Apple/Nike products. Not that any of these actually change your status, but the marketers were able to sell that idea/feeling. As an adult, you see people buying/leasing Tesla's or more expensive cars to do the same thing. People desperate for social acceptance, which leads to girls, will pay anything. I get it, I used to spend half my time looking for girls before I got married. (other half of my time school, presumably so I could always get a gold digger if need be.) Can you tell I was ugly growing up? (Lift weights my pals, it changed everything)
  - JamesBarney 3y ago
    I think it does change your status. If you go on a date a pick a girl up in a Hyundai and test her with an Android phone many will have a different opinion than if you text with apple and pick her up in a audi.
    - JimtheCoder 3y ago
      "James was totally cool, but when I found out he used an Android phone, I was so over him..." -some girl to her girlfriends, somewhere, probably...
      - toomuchtodo 3y ago
        https://nypost.com/2019/08/14/sorry-android-users-these-iphone-snobs-wont-date-you/ https://nypost.com/2019/08/14/sorry-android-users-these-ipho... https://leafandcore.com/2019/08/24/green-bubbles-are-a-turn-off-why-some-iphone-users-wont-date-android-users/ https://leafandcore.com/2019/08/24/green-bubbles-are-a-turn-...
        hammeringnails 3y ago
        > Brooklyn resident > freelance designer The first article reads like a parody. Being rejected by someone who lets brand-loyalty to billion dollar companies dictate their dating preferences isn't even 'a blessing in disguise'. It's just a plain and simple blessing.
      - SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago
        I’m not a part of app dating world, but from my understanding the way these apps work is a series of snap judgements. Android vs iPhone is but one of these. I don’t think the problem is really about Android or iPhone at all, but rather that we live in a reality where people make snap value judgements on these apps based on limited information very quickly, and it just so happens that Android/iPhone is one of those factors.
        3y ago
FireBeyond 3y ago
> the alleged fake accounts Way back in the day, a friend of mine, not proud of what she did, but she needed the cash, was paid by a 'sugar daddy' web site to respond to messages on their fake profiles to keep people interested. (Long before the days of chat bots, etc.)
jeffrallen 3y ago
Listen to the podcast "She wants more" to understand why it still exists. Most of the interviewees use it.