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Online Dating has changed EVERYTHING!
Dating apps originated as a form of elite hierarchical dating. I’ll show you why!
Tinder was founded by a group of silver-spoon rich boys and the girlfriend of one of those rich boys. It was intended for the use of rich boys and rich girls. I kid you not.
Sean Rad, the main creator had intended the dating site to cater to a particular demographic (rich, pretentious, and smugly tone death) Tinder’s original target demographics were those lucky few who had gotten into the most exclusive sorority houses, key influencers, and Greek life socialites and celebrity models. You know, the kind people who most people can’t stand.
Oh, it gets worse.
One Tinder employee mentioned in 2014, they wanted high-quality people, the ideal target was popular people who everyone wanted to hang out with. This would help Tinder to be perceived as not just another dating app for “losers”.
Remember before dating apps became semi-cool. It was usual for men and women who were deemed “losers” and socially inept. That’s why they were there.