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    Hannibal the CannibalRich Juzwiak
    11/26/13 4:03pm

    Well, there goes the tooth-decaying, unkempt, fast food-loving, overweight, smoking portion of his userbase.

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      Bitch PuddingHannibal the Cannibal
      11/26/13 4:17pm

      Actually, I believe they're called "sloppy bears".

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      AnselmHannibal the Cannibal
      11/26/13 4:25pm

      They're on Scruff and Growlr. Scruff is usually men in their 30s - 50s. Growlr is usually overweight men, some of whom define themselves as "bears" but are really just fat with some chest hair.

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    toothpetardRich Juzwiak
    11/26/13 4:03pm

    CEO offers vague statements about how he's changed the world? Worldchanging.

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      BigPlopstoothpetard
      11/26/13 4:17pm

      Grindr specifically comes off as something that's especially embarrassed about its existence. The CEO is always saying desperate stuff like that and the company tries to put on a wholesome face with stunts like begging for heartwarming "Grindr stories"

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      ohmyclarenceBigPlops
      11/26/13 5:49pm

      I don't understand why. There's nothing inherently wrong with Grindr. It is obviously filling a need that exists. Sure, it is shallow and primitive, in the sense that it's not about love just carnal relations; however, there is nothing wrong with that. Male peacocks carry around large feathers that make them very visible to predators, and Birds of Paradise just look ridiculous but they do it just for sex, and it works for them.

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    Sean BrodyRich Juzwiak
    11/26/13 4:06pm

    I'm going to say the totally bleeding obvious here. Weren't gay men already doing all this shit before Grindr?

    Impressive app though. Sitting with a friend in Boston's South End last year and he just fucking summoned this guy he had never met before to the bar within 10 minutes using Grindr. Maybe conjoured describes what he did better, as the guy kind of looked like Ryan Gosling.
    It makes an impression when you see it happening like that.

    Can the CEO not just be proud of all the additional and convenient hooking up?

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      VelopsSean Brody
      11/26/13 4:27pm

      Would you consider your friend in the same "cutegory" as the random guy? I've always wondered whether or not these type of encounters resulted in both people easing up on their standards to cast a wider net.

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      Sean BrodyVelops
      11/26/13 4:35pm

      Yeah, I'd say more or less equally cute - although I may not be the best judge. My buddy is a very funny guy though. I think that helps him too.

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    Girl in OregonRich Juzwiak
    11/26/13 4:02pm

    I always wondered why there wasn't a site like this for lesbians.

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      SequaciousliciousGirl in Oregon
      11/26/13 4:04pm

      I thought that's what Blendr, Sizzr, and Findhrr was for?

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      Freddie DeBoerGirl in Oregon
      11/26/13 4:05pm

      We could call it Scissr.

      Someone register the domain name. Let the innovation begin.

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    VirilityUntoTheeRich Juzwiak
    11/26/13 4:09pm

    “Let’s take it to Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, and all these other countries where it’s literally illegal to be gay, where there are no gay bars,”

    That seems... unsafe for those men.

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      senilezombiegrouchomarxVirilityUntoThee
      11/26/13 4:19pm

      It would be a bit like putting a GPS transponder in Anne Frank's attic.

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      VirilityUntoTheesenilezombiegrouchomarx
      11/26/13 4:26pm

      "Hi."

      "Hey, how r u?"

      "Want to behead you. I mean bed!"

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    Freddie DeBoerRich Juzwiak
    11/26/13 4:02pm

    I'm so glad Grindr came along and forced people to start brushing their teeth. Before that, brushed teeth were unheard of.

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      Vector VespaRich Juzwiak
      11/26/13 4:19pm

      As a 20-something gay man, I think Grindr is a bathhouse in your pocket with only conversations of convenience. It is demoralizing the gay community down to headless torsos and the following, "nm, u", "into?", "no face no chat", "share more pics", "top/bottom?", and exposes the ironic bigotry when you see "no Blacks or Asians" in profiles. Grindr only puts gay people on a lower pedestal rather than "up up our game". Go see for yourself: tumblr.com/tagged/douchebags-of-grindr

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        Turbo60657Vector Vespa
        11/26/13 11:20pm

        All of that existed prior to Grindr and the like, but your generation gets the benefit(?) of having it available in a mobile 24/7/365 form.

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      BKKKevinRich Juzwiak
      11/26/13 4:13pm

      Sadly it has not helped up the spelling game...

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        Johnny ChundersRich Juzwiak
        11/26/13 4:19pm

        I didn't know that appearances were important until grindr came along. I would leave the apartment wearing nothing but an assortment of shopping bags I stuck my limbs through and instead of engaging with people I would just point at them with my 4" long fingernails and grunt until they got the message.

        Things are different now. The shopping bags I wear are all from high-end boutiques. Thanks, grindr!

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          ClioRich Juzwiak
          11/26/13 4:35pm

          Hasn't Jackd pretty much taken over Grindr's market? It feels that way in Seattle at least...

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