MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago‘Bumble fumble’: online dating apps struggle as people swear off swipingwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1359arrow-down1external-link‘Bumble fumble’: online dating apps struggle as people swear off swipingwww.theguardian.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square145fedilinkfile-text
Online dating industry in crisis as shares fall and nearly half of all users report negative experiences on the apps
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·25 days agoBumble is stupid. The core design of the app forces you to check it every 24 hours or less or you’ll lost people you matched with.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoYes, it’s designed to make it more addictive.
minus-squareRIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·24 days agoAnd also to help with engagement. It pushes people to communicate with people they’re interested in
Bumble is stupid. The core design of the app forces you to check it every 24 hours or less or you’ll lost people you matched with.
Seems like a feature
Yes, it’s designed to make it more addictive.
And also to help with engagement. It pushes people to communicate with people they’re interested in