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by aahortwwy 2128 days ago
Blame the users?

Do you think users are more interested in ARPDAU or love/sex?

Tinder-style profile-based match dating (which is basically all dating apps at this point) is bad at getting users love/sex but great at maximizing ARPDAU.

Dating apps which are good at getting users love/sex but have bad ARPDAU struggle to attract investment and either shut down or pivot to user-hostile design to save the business.

Blame the users, sure.

It's not just the "weaker" section who hate the online dating experience, either.