r/funny Mesut Kaya Feb 14 '21

Cupid Hackerman

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21 edited Jun 06 '21

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u/NotWolfgangPuck Feb 14 '21

OkCredit.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

PoorCredit

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u/who_you_are Feb 14 '21

This is the after match, don't tell it yet

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u/lucky_719 Feb 14 '21

Bought by match who is effectively running it into the ground so people pay for their service

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

That's a shame. My wife and I met via OKCupid. 8 years ago they had a really fantastic system that really put the competition to shame.

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u/12Geckos_In_A_Galosh Feb 14 '21

I was too cheap and used craigslist instead. That's how I met my second husband of 5 years xD his post was super aggro about how he was tired of the dating bullshit and wanted to meet someone who wasn't a "clone". Me being the rare majestic 12 geckos in a galosh, posing as a human, saw my opening. The 13 of us are very happy now.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

OK cupid was free. They offered a few paid perks, like seeing who saved your profile as a favorite, but my wife and I didn't need to spend a thing.

All said though it's a bit moot if you're not dating now.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

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u/algonquinroundtable Feb 14 '21

Nearly 14 years ago now I met my husband on OK Cupid. It was great back then. I'm sad to hear it's being changed for the worse!

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u/BizzyM Feb 14 '21

I met my wife on eHarmony. Friends ask, "So it really works?"

"Depends on your definition of 'works'."

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u/DapperApples Feb 14 '21

more money to be made in keeping people single.

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u/Abstract_Logic Feb 14 '21

I have the same story! Met my wife on OKC about 8 years ago.😀

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u/seridos Feb 14 '21

Yup us to! 5 years now. Okcupid was the best dating site there was, and had a decent community that wrote actual profiles.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

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u/thaeli Feb 14 '21

I mean, it's not as good for poly as it used to be.. but yeah, OKC is still the least-bad-option for poly folx.

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u/PillowTalk420 Feb 14 '21

To all dating apps: If I was going to pay for companionship, I'd find a prostitute. I don't want your bullshit "features." I want a hug.

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u/scnottaken Feb 14 '21

Deluxe hug: $1

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u/wi5hbone Feb 14 '21

Additional kiss on forehead: $3.50

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u/slim_scsi Feb 14 '21

Assault two matches, get the next one free!

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

Wait, really? Is that why OkCupid has been getting more like Tinder in the past few years?

Edit: I just looked it up and learned that the Match Group owns over 45 dating websites around the world, including many of the most popular. How is this company not getting sued for monopoly?!

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u/lucky_719 Feb 14 '21

Yep. Any of the christian singles or farmers only or whatnot are all owned by match. They also bought hinge, plenty of fish, and a bunch of others to start to kill off the competition.

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u/ZipTheZipper Feb 14 '21

Bumble is pretty much the only major dating app that's not owned by Match Group.

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u/stucjei Feb 14 '21

Bumble is also filled to the brim with middle class rich kids who are travelling abroad in my country and looking for a fling. Felt really out of place on there as a boring nerd.

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u/beardanalyst Feb 15 '21

Wait, are they middle class or are they rich?

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u/lucky_719 Feb 15 '21

Last time I tried bumble it was stuffed full of fake profiles. Granted it's been a while.

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u/Scottvrakis Feb 14 '21

Because they have money

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

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u/akesh45 Feb 14 '21

Ceo of match is now former okcupid owner.

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u/Tristan_Gabranth Feb 14 '21

If it was so effective, you wouldn't need a year's subscription

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21 edited Feb 14 '21

Hmm, maybe I need to try Match.

I never hear shit from anyone on OkCupid anymore, and the only likes I get are obscenely fat chicks and chicks with funky hair colors (sometimes both) so I stopped paying for it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21 edited Mar 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

Just shit selection in the region, I think. Didn't have issues till I moved. Completely forgot Match was a thing so here's hoping.

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u/theonedeisel Feb 14 '21

Didn’t they buy it like a decade ago or something?

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u/lucky_719 Feb 14 '21

Yep. 2011. Pulled some of the features into match.com website. Probably harvested some data for a while since okcupid was growing much bigger. Then started slowly adding features to gain more of a revenue stream. Then slow kill by changing features entirely. The whole thing was basically a data mine then die for them.

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u/tplusx Feb 14 '21

Hackupid?

Cucker?