Fiji and Autumn check in this week with bleach blonde bad built butch body, Jenn McAllister, Diddy and Cassie, and new music from delusional crushes. Next, we dive into this week’s topic: the infamous anti-celibacy Bumble marketing campaign and the shady business and marketing of dating apps. Was Bumble ever really a feminist dating app? What was Bumble thinking with their rebrand? Why are dating apps in their flop era? Should we all delete the apps and get outside? We’re talking: the history of matchmaking and dating apps, the current financial state of dating apps, Bumble’s infamous anti-celibacy campaign, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble lore, the gender disparities on dating apps, shady marketing tactics, influencer ethics when working with brands, a Russian billionaire, dating apps pricing structures, how dating apps addict users, lawsuits, where to actually meet a decent date, listener stories, and more!👀 Join our community of confused pussies💦🌵  Sources: https://atlantamatchmakers.com/blog/history-of-matchmaking/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20in%20many%20cultures%20parents,marry%20was%20by%20arranged%20marriage https://sundial.csun.edu/168529/arts-entertainment/the-evolution-of-online-dating/  https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/MTCH.O/#:~:text=Match%20Group%2C%20Inc.%2C%20through,users%20to%20find%20a%20connection https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/style/bumble-celibacy-ad-apology.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/style/bumble-celibacy-ad-apology.html https://fortune.com/2024/05/16/gen-z-millennialls-shun-dating-apps-tinder-bumble-hinge/?_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAA4afIpbnzgQoKY2ZRajJmTTN6ahIQbHdjdXlva3Rkamdtd3A4NxoMRVg1M0lEU01IUVNQIiUxODA1Z2Q4MGNrLTAwMDAzM3NlZXEwaTVmdWdiMWxwOG1laGNvKhhzaG93T2ZmZXJJQVVLTFpCQ1owSkw1NTEwAToMT1QyRlpaREE0T1pMQg1PVFY0MTQ2NzM4QTJQUhJ2LYIA8Dt4a251NDl6YzlaITI2MDE6YzE6MDo0MmYwOmU1Y2I6NGZlNTphMzc6YzFhMWIDZG1jaKLOqrIGcCh4DIIBDE9GMDQ2SFFYUTdWTg  https://fortune.com/2024/05/17/bumble-celibacy-ad-rebrand-dating-app-women/  https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2019/07/08/exclusive-investigation-sex-drugs-misogyny-and-sleaze-at-the-hq-of-bumbles-owner/?sh=31ce1bf5630https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/what-bumble-a-k-a-feminist-tinder-promised.htmlhttps://www.nimbleappgenie.com/blogs/dating-app-statisticshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jJMrq74BLw  https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2019/07/08/exclusive-investigation-sex-drugs-misogyny-and-sleaze-at-the-hq-of-bumbles-owner/?sh=31ce1bf56308  https://slate.com/technology/2024/05/bumble-ai-dating-app-whitney-wolfe-herd.html  https://fortune.com/2024/04/07/return-to-office-romance-dating-apps-gen-z/?utm_source=search&utm_medium=advanced_search&utm_campaign=search_link_click https://mashable.com/review/bumble-premium-review  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tinder-and-hinge-dating-apps-match-group-lawsuit/  follow us on instagram, twitter, youtube, and tiktok @s0wets0dry the s0 wet s0 dry team:  Autumn (host, editor)  instagram: @autumnkaira  twitter: @autumnkaira  tiktok: @autumnkaira  Fiji (host, editor)  instagram: @s0wet  twitter: @s0wet  tiktok: @fijithesiren  youtube: @s0wet  Mylao (Graphic Designer, and Artist) instagram: @xlaomedia  email: [email protected]  A.I.R. (Music Producer)  instagram: @airgoincrazy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s0wets0dry/support