Land of the Giants: The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes
Channels with Peter Kafka
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Tinder, Cupid, Hinge - What's the Difference?
Hinge was supposed to have this sophisticated algorithm, you know, high-quality matches. The app pitched itself as designed to be deleted. And then I... I think the first five or six profiles I've seen were people I had already talked to. He did not throw his phone. But he was left with a rage-induced curiosity. Okay, Cupid, Tinder, Hinge, these apps were all marketed differently. So why did using them feel so similar?
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