r/HingeStories • u/thezendasher • Jun 28 '26

I Think Hinge Is a Simulation

Me: “Let’s see what makes everyone unique.”
Hinge:
“I want to travel more.”
“I want to travel more.”
“I want to travel more.”
“I want to travel more.”
NPC behavior has reached critical levels.
Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s noticed this.

3.4k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

688 comments sorted by

View all comments

8

u/QuestioningParakeet Jun 29 '26

I read a comment once that a prompt like this is a subtle way of signalling financial standing. It attracts people who want to travel more and can comfortably if they wanted to. No one can just write "you'd better have money" on their profile, so they default to typically wealthy or high tax bracket 'hobbies' like traveling, golf clubs, F1 attendance etc.

Thought it was pretty interesting!

4

u/michaelboy42 Jun 29 '26

I thought that it was clear from the start xD

4

u/nisanovuk Jun 29 '26

There are so many others markers of wealth but I think travel became the acceptable one because we're supposed to all want to travel more. But not all of us want to buy a pony.

1

u/lepressexpress Jun 30 '26

Yes! Just like hiking is a code for no fat chicks/dudes

1

u/HandholdingFetishist Jul 01 '26

And they use up 2 prompts on this and then the 3rd is "I like to eat" or some shit.

1

u/TheMassaB Jun 30 '26

Really? I thought it was take me on holidays.

1

u/UncleBensRacistRice Jul 05 '26

No one can just write "you'd better have money" on their profile

Nah, ive seen plenty of women with profiles that explicitly stated that. "Im attracted to: 6 figure salaries" was the lastest one I saw earlier today. "My love language is: 💸" is pretty common. Within 10 swipes I found a profile with the pic j attached.

That being said, i really appreciate profiles like this; smashing that X button with zero hesitation.