This was an interesting conversation.

Blessed to have met my wife long before dating apps arrived on the scene.

Had no idea bumble was also focusing on friendship and building IRL connections.

@dwr.eth you might find some value in this conversation, especially starting at 26 min mark - re quality users, AI, and output measurements.

Whole conversation covers her journey and a pivot of sorts to go beyond dating matches 

cc @ted too

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This was an interesting conversation.

Blessed to have met my wife long before dating apps arrived on the scene.

Had no idea bumble was also focusing on friendship and building IRL connections.

@dwr.eth you might find some value in this conversation, especially starting at 26 min mark - re quality users, AI, and output measurements.

Whole conversation covers her journey and a pivot of sorts to go beyond dating matches 

cc @ted too

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nJDWBz8RFORZar3lbuvyx?si=_T3SYzOIQTCxpP7aveHTtA

Growing veggies for the fine folks of Southeastern Massachusetts, w/ a focus on nutrient quality. Always interested in the evolution of digital payments.  🎩 

Saying “blessed I didn’t have to deal with dating apps” is a status flex to me — although I know not your explicit intent, nor the intent of the host who also says this — I hear “so glad I’m not one of THOSE poor LOSERS, Ha Ha!” every time

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“Just an awareness that I would have been miserable if I was using a dating app and likely unsuccessful.”

Will confirm it for you 
I am miserable
I have been miserable
Past 4mo have been the most stress free, pro learning and fun I’ve had in years — who cares about 40s, 50s, 60s because at that point given the world and the direction it is going I fervently pray I just die

I mean, I self acknowledge as a loser myself all the time too, I wouldn’t blame you if you did 😂 It doesn’t feel great but when I am honest with myself that’s what it is 

I have failed every tenet of adulthood, but on the flip that does open other opportunities. When you accept ok, this — ownership, stability, family — will never happen for me, it frees you up. I feel like more and more people like me are waking up to this. 

I just saw on TikTok a girl I knew from my old gym has been on sabbatical and traveling for 8mo now with no sign of stopping. I’m 4mo behind her :) She was a PA before she quit it all.

Just an awareness that I would have been miserable if I was using a dating app and likely unsuccessful.

Met my wife in college - the old fashioned way.

Yet have plenty of friends who are younger who met their partner on a dating app and it seemed to work well for them.

Not poor losers, just unfortunate generation 

And definitely seems the recent college grads we hire seem dating app adverse.

Also feel blessed that I came of age when cell phones weren’t ubiquitous and folks were more present in their now right in front of them