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College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.

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[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I took it the exact opposite way. College students aren't using the app and the CEO was forced out... I'm sorry "stepped down"

[–] crit@links.hackliberty.org 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then it should be the other way around "CEO forced to step down as college students aren't using the app anymore", the latter caused the former.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Notice how you have to add the ""is forced to" to make even the "reverse" say what you want. I agree that it isnt a great title, but the "as" indicates things happening at the same time, not necessarily the former causing the latter.

[–] crit@links.hackliberty.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh I just wrote it from memory as I'm on my phone: Bumble CEO steps down as college students dump dating apps

And I have to disagree, it definitely is a causality thing in a weird way, sure they happen at the same time-ish but it implies a connection between the former and the latter — the latter being used as a reference point around which the former is explained to have happened.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't get me wrong, it's a shitty title that could be more clear and I can absolutely see how you can infer that conclusion. But the fact that when you reversed it you had to add "is forced to" to drive home the point just kind of proves my point how weak the inference that the former caused the latter is.

[–] crit@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But I rewrote it in the comment you just replied to based on the accurate wording 😅

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

lol. I didn't even realize you had rewritten it again. Further driving home the point that the order makes little difference.