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Bumble cuts ~350 employees as dating apps face a reckoning
(techcrunch.com)
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this post was submitted on 29 Feb 2024
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Huh, so people DO get tired with apps nickel and diming every interaction
Want to filter by more than 2 things? Pay up. Want to send a message? Pay up. Want some privacy measures? Pay up. Also the features are scattered across multiple paid plans, with separate per-item costs for roses/likes/super-likes etc.
This isn't limited to Bumble either
The title and subtitle are misleading. Their profits went up over the last year, just not as much as a bunch of fucking investors wanted them to. The title makes it sound like they're actually struggling when they're not