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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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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Probably never should have tried to make money off hook up apps in the first place. When you have a rotten business idea, eventually the house of cards come tumbling down. I'm surprised it took this long.

[–] Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Investors made bank either way. Same shit with Airbnb. It doesn't have to be a sustainable business if you can make a shit ton of money in a short amount of time.

[–] ElectroNeutrino@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

So pump n dump has more than one meaning here.

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Welcome to capitalism. It may not be the best system...but the oligarchs say it's the only one we can have (until NeoFeudalism).

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