OkCupid: jumping the shark?

[emote_control]

Apparently, OkCupid was bought by Match.com, and took down their OkTrends article where they explain why you should not pay Match.com or Eharmony.com for dating services.

I expect a paywall within 12 months... :/

Comments

[ariomness]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

THIS IS BULLSHITTTTT

IT'LL MAKE ME ACTUALLY HAVE TO SOCIALIZE.

I don't like that they sacrificed their integrity for cash a bit here either.

[dicedork]

To be fair, "a bit"=$50,000,000

There isn't much I wouldn't sell for that much, knowing that for the rest of my life I could do anything I wanted, no matter how artistically esoteric.

[ariomness]

Ahh, but I didn't say "a bit of cash" I said "sacrificed their integrity for cash a bit here" by which I meant that they only sort of sacrificed their integrity, mostly referring to them deleting their previous post.

[dicedork]

Ah. Yeah, well, it's sort of selling out, but only the most hardcore artsy fartsy types wouldn't consider it sort of bad form.

Rock on!!!!

[emote_control]

Well, it's not exactly bad form, but it has the potential to ruin the site. Who knows what their new owners have planned for it. Probably not going to be run like a labour of love anymore...