Anything is a dating app
Summary
Anyone that has their Venmo public is a hoe," a straphanger tells Kareem, launching into a spirited debate about whether every platform with a messaging feature counts as a dating app. The rider rattles off possibilities: Spotify, Reddit threads, even the New York Times crossword. She's confident earth itself is a dating app. But when Kareem pushes whether she's actually hooked up with someone from LinkedIn or Venmo, the thesis crumbles fast. LinkedIn is for work, not romance. Instagram comments, sure. Email? Absolutely not. The conversation ping-pongs between "you can find love anywhere" idealism and the reality that sliding into DMs on professional networking sites is deeply unhinged. Kareem suggests Partyful invites could be romantic. She's not buying it. They do agree on one thing: Subway Takes is definitely a dating app.
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So, what's your take? Anything is a dating app? 100% agree. Spotify. Venmo. Spotify. Anywhere that you can message and like engage with someone. Venmo. You're saying Venmo.
Anyone that has their Venmo public is a hoe. Is asking to be flirted with. What else is a dating app? Anything. I mean, Reddit threads. New York Times crossword. Is this a dating app? This is a dating app. This is a dating app. Subway Takes. Subway Takes is definitely a dating app. Definitely a dating app.
Have you ever hooked up with or dated someone from a random place like that? From like a LinkedIn or a... No. No. But it's possible.
Then I don't think I agree with your take anymore. I actually... You know what? No. No. I don't 100% agree. If I'm on LinkedIn, I'm looking for a job, not a date. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Find me on Tinder. Find me on on on freaking Hinge. Find me on Raya. But certainly don't DM me on LinkedIn. When my profile says open for open for new work, that doesn't mean open for...
I think Partyful is actually a really great one. Think about it like if somebody sent you a Partyful and it was like date tonight. So cool. No, I don't think Partyful is a dating app.
It's definitely a dating app. And also Instagram comments as far as it's going to go is Instagram. Instagram is a dating app, but nothing else is a dating app. Email is not a dating app. LinkedIn is not a dating app. Partyful is not a dating app. I honestly think anywhere you could connect with someone is a dating app. You don't need the traditional apps anymore. You just need to go about your life, find people that you actually connect with.
So you think that all of those tens on Instagram, they're getting thousands of DMs a day? My take isn't that you should hit people up on platforms. My take is beyond the traditional dating apps, you actually can meet someone anywhere. I'm you can find love anywhere. Earth is a dating app.
Earth is a dating app, but Subway Takes is a dating app. Like, anyone on this Subway could be a match for you. Subway Takes is not a dating app.
Subway Takes is a dating app. Subway Takes is not a dating app. It's a dating app.