Christian Rudder

Yeah. The peace for sure.

Yeah. The peace for sure.

Yeah, it's hard to make, like, almost any decision you make feels like settling.

Yeah, it's hard to make, like, almost any decision you make feels like settling.

And I think that's, like, you know, yeah, they're all, like, Grindr, Bumble… Tinder, which is owned by Match, which also owns OkCupid and tons of other things. Yeah, they're all public companies. IEC, which at that time owned Match and Tinder before it was spun off into a public company, bought OkCupid in 2011. They were great partners. I really liked everyone there.

And I think that's, like, you know, yeah, they're all, like, Grindr, Bumble… Tinder, which is owned by Match, which also owns OkCupid and tons of other things. Yeah, they're all public companies. IEC, which at that time owned Match and Tinder before it was spun off into a public company, bought OkCupid in 2011. They were great partners. I really liked everyone there.

But definitely the timbre changed overnight of, you know, how did you do yesterday? Yes. How did you do this week? What's the earnings, baby? Oh, yeah. But it comes down to the day, like, information's coming in real time about how much money you're making. So I do, yeah, I think for there to be a healthier dating app, I think it would have to be privately held. Yeah.

But definitely the timbre changed overnight of, you know, how did you do yesterday? Yes. How did you do this week? What's the earnings, baby? Oh, yeah. But it comes down to the day, like, information's coming in real time about how much money you're making. So I do, yeah, I think for there to be a healthier dating app, I think it would have to be privately held. Yeah.

And that guy, theoretical guy, would also probably be disgusted by a lib or whatever. Yeah.

And that guy, theoretical guy, would also probably be disgusted by a lib or whatever. Yeah.

I mean, I think that's actually a really good insight into maybe why current... The current leaders are on the decline because they just don't really gather much of that information at all. Yeah, you can put it in your profile, I guess. But like, at least as far as I know, you can't search by politics, just for example. Hinge, I think you can, is one of the few.

I mean, I think that's actually a really good insight into maybe why current... The current leaders are on the decline because they just don't really gather much of that information at all. Yeah, you can put it in your profile, I guess. But like, at least as far as I know, you can't search by politics, just for example. Hinge, I think you can, is one of the few.

And Hinge, I think by no coincidence, is kind of ascendant now. It's past Bumble to be the number two. Kind of out of really from nothing, like 2019, the app was tiny and it's just grown. And so I think leaning more into that Hinge-style model of learning more, Yeah, you would have to gather more information. Mm-hmm. ask people questions, have them slow down.

And Hinge, I think by no coincidence, is kind of ascendant now. It's past Bumble to be the number two. Kind of out of really from nothing, like 2019, the app was tiny and it's just grown. And so I think leaning more into that Hinge-style model of learning more, Yeah, you would have to gather more information. Mm-hmm. ask people questions, have them slow down.

Like I remember when we were trying to compete with Tinder at OkCupid, like it was tough because we tried to ask all these complex things like, you know, how religious are you? It's like a pretty complicated question. And also there's some religious people that don't care if their partner is religious.

Like I remember when we were trying to compete with Tinder at OkCupid, like it was tough because we tried to ask all these complex things like, you know, how religious are you? It's like a pretty complicated question. And also there's some religious people that don't care if their partner is religious.

Yeah, exactly, right. And so neither of you, both of you are okay with the other way, right? And some people are very religious and need the other person to meet them there, right? And you just have to start gathering that information.

Yeah, exactly, right. And so neither of you, both of you are okay with the other way, right? And some people are very religious and need the other person to meet them there, right? And you just have to start gathering that information.

And then segmenting your matches, you know, or maybe you find someone who's MAGA and is okay with someone who isn't, you know, for example, you know, people are unpredictable in some ways.

And then segmenting your matches, you know, or maybe you find someone who's MAGA and is okay with someone who isn't, you know, for example, you know, people are unpredictable in some ways.