lewd-adjacent, complaining
Okay what the hell happened to hookup chats, why do I need to practically A/B-test my profile text to get anyone to read more than three words?
hookups/lewd meta, half shitposting by this point
Results of my A/B testing thus far: I am starting to understand why porn videos always use these corny plots, and also apparently nobody has a place to themselves anymore??
hookups/lewd meta (continued)
I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't "people go wild for the idea of sleep sex and absolutely nothing else"
hookups/lewd meta (continued)
How did this turn from "me trying to find a date" into "meta-analysis of dating platform that is a decade beyond its prime"
hookups/lewd, soliciting
So anyway. Uh. Anyone here up for a horny/kinky date? I think I've interacted with enough neurotypical people for today 🙃
hookups/lewd meta, kink (continued)
For a platform that is ostensibly so full of hard kink, people sure seem afraid to admit to wanting kinky stuff
hookups/lewd meta, kink (continued)
Whoa. Seems I unexpectedly might have actually found a date on there! Not for tonight though.
hookups/lewd meta, kink (continued)
What is perhaps the most baffling insight of this, uh, journey is that apparently I have gotten so much kinkier since the last time I used it, that the "open to a lot of things, no limits" people are scared by my kinks
lewd-adjacent, complaining
@joepie91 the apps are all set up to give you the occasional dopamine rush of a match but to keep you looking and paying forever
lewd-adjacent, complaining
@marlies This is a free one (and primarily for hookups rather than long-term dating) so I'm not sure what they're hoping to gain from that, in their business model it makes more sense to make the experience nice so that people keep coming back IMO
lewd-adjacent, complaining
@joepie91 every one i’ve tried is constantly begging for in-app purchases and i have on occasion fallen for that :(
lewd-adjacent, complaining
@marlies Ah yeah no, this one long predates even the concept of smartphone apps, it's *old* and as far as I can tell a banner ad is all they have in terms of revenue
lewd-adjacent, complaining
@marlies (It was kind of an early attempt at an online equivalent of gay cruising spots, unfortunately it has also inherited all of the sketchy stuff that comes with that, though at least there's some moderation nowadays)
hookups/lewd meta, half shitposting by this point
@joepie91 Good porn scripts? In the economy??
lewd-adjacent, complaining
And also, if you cannot even take the time to read and answer a simple question, what makes you think I'm going to meet up with you? Like, come on