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Bumble requires women to message first to avoid creeps

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A dating app cleverly disguised as an empowerment tool, which fundamentally exists because men on the internet have zero restraint. By shifting the initial communication burden, it forces women into the agonizing role of trying to start a conversation with someone whose profile just says 'fluent in sarcasm'.

Bumble requires women to message first to avoid creeps
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