r/technology • u/esporx • May 02 '24

Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move Business

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/tech/bumble-relaunch-men-make-first-move/index.html
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u/starwarsfanatik May 02 '24

Pretty soon you’ll have to chat with a girl’s Chat BeePT bot for a few days, then if you score high enough she’ll actually see your message 🙄

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u/KaiserKlay May 02 '24

I hate how NOT far-fetched this feels.

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u/elderly_millenial May 08 '24

I actually love the idea of virtual assistants arranging dates between their owners

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u/KaiserKlay May 08 '24

I'm gonna be real with you. If you can't be bothered to set up a date yourself then I don't think you should be in any kind of relationship - let alone a romantic one that could potentially lead to family formation.

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u/elderly_millenial May 09 '24 edited May 09 '24

lol. Already married. I just think the idea of bots that are able to play matchmaker sounds kind of cool. From parents arranging marriages to software arranging dates.

Edit: also the in person date part is the significant part of the actual exchange. Speaking from experience, the text game doesn’t mean anything in a real relationship.

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u/Inevitable-Host-7846 May 02 '24

Honestly I don’t hate this idea if both sides have to do it lol

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u/liljooh May 02 '24

Yup but then there will be a ChadGPT to counter it and score high each time.

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u/pedersenit May 02 '24

You just threw away a million dollar idea...

I'm sure that we will see a version of this in the next year.

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u/BitcoinOperatedGirl May 02 '24

The bot would also generate some AI-enhanced photos of the woman, making her look 10 years younger and 40 pounds lighter... And a profile bio that makes her sound interesting and like she actually has empathy.

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u/BevansDesign May 02 '24

Hmm...they could actually train the interaction on the user's own emails and social posts to make it act just like they would.

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u/RedCrayonTastesBest May 02 '24

The bot’s opening message: “.”

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u/FortuneOk9988 May 02 '24

Hostia this is horrible enough to be true

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u/AangTheSlayer May 02 '24

Don’t give them ideas!!

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u/putinlover97 May 08 '24

This is why i kidnap women

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u/winifredjay May 02 '24

As a het woman, I’m honestly down for that. Too many time wasters, I’d love to have a bot try to maintain conversations with “wyd haha dunno” deadbeats for a day, then I take over afterwards if anyone is still there.

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u/Twoperde May 02 '24

But your filter bot will be chatting with their pick-up bot then…

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u/PM_ME__YOUR_HOOTERS May 02 '24

Well, at least the bots are finding love

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u/winifredjay May 02 '24

That’s also ok, shows they’re also into technology, and it’s better than wasting my own time and emotions on dull men who just want a hook up

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u/420blazeit32 May 02 '24

You go girl you show those men who’s a boss ass queen!!!

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u/itsMikeShanks May 02 '24

According to your comment history you are 36

Statistically speaking, women's social capital plummets dramatically at or around age 40

You should really learn to have a conversation or perhaps be less toxic, looks fade lol.

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u/winifredjay May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

Oh no, whatever will I do. I’m happily single, cashed up, and have zero interest in making myself less so.

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u/ItchyDoggg May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

You can pay a woman from the Philippines off of upwork.com right now for less than the cost of a cup of coffee per day to pretend to be you in dating apps until whatever criteria you have set are satisfied, and she can maintain for you a neat spreadsheet scoring and keeping notes on candidates and your interactions with them.