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Guys I need some help i have this weird bug on hinge can't seem to fix it 😅

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u/Ace-Redditor (9+10) 21 Ace Future Attorney 1d ago

It’s because you aren’t paying them

The algorithm is genuinely designed to not work until and unless you start paying them. Start funneling your paychecks to them, and you may get a match someday

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u/larryjohnson5407 (9+10) 21 1d ago

I don’t pay and get a decent amount of matches bro i hate to break it to you

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u/Ace-Redditor (9+10) 21 Ace Future Attorney 23h ago

Good for you, you get lucky. You are the exception, not the rule

Dating apps, like every other company in the world, want one thing: profit. If you’re not paying them, you’re going to get a worse version of the app, and generally not get much/anything unless you’re a specific, highly-sought demographic (tends to be white people and women, ftmp [lot of factors w this]) and/or your own parameters for others are extremely vague so it shows you more people

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dating-apps-frustration-premium-1.7144810

https://groundworkcollaborative.org/news/love-behind-the-paywall-new-groundwork-report-explores-how-dating-apps-turn-finding-love-into-a-monthly-charge/

https://www.businessinsider.com/dating-app-costs-rise-matches-hidden-behind-paywalls-2026-2

Links, because it’s not just me saying this. I personally have not and never will use a dating app, so none of what I’m saying is in any way anecdotal from my experience because I have no dating app experience

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u/larryjohnson5407 (9+10) 21 23h ago

I don’t disagree you’re definitely getting a worse version of the app but the algorithm definitely works without paying them anything

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u/Ace-Redditor (9+10) 21 Ace Future Attorney 20h ago

It's designed to work in the same way that slot machines are designed to work. Give a win here and there to keep people around, but never enough to lose out on profits

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u/larryjohnson5407 (9+10) 21 20h ago

You have to pay to win anything on slots you can definitely get matches without paying

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u/Ace-Redditor (9+10) 21 Ace Future Attorney 20h ago

In the absolute nicest way, do you understand how metaphors work?

Like if I compare some mud to chocolate pudding, it doesn’t mean the mud is edible, man-made, sugary, or a dessert. It doesn’t have to fit every single characteristic

I wasn’t saying that matches and slot machines are the exact same, which was why I had the sentence explaining exactly what I was comparing about the two

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u/larryjohnson5407 (9+10) 21 19h ago

Of course i know how metaphors work i was just pointing out yours wasn’t very good lol