Every time I read it, I just see it like the momentary pauses that President Obama made in his speeches. Makes it a little more interesting.

A lot of the more popular ones, okcupid included, all got bought up by Match Group and almost immediately started trending anti-consumer in their updates or removal of features. They want you paying, they don’t give a shit about success.

I always think of the song from Portlandia whenever someone brings up the 90s: https://youtu.be/U4hShMEk1Ew

Although, from what I’ve heard, tech bros migrated from the Bay Area to Portland and have radically changed its culture for the worse.