If Dating Apps Were Honest | Honest Ads

What would happen if dating apps like Tinder, Match.com, Bumble and others were actually honest? They'd sound kinda like this.
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Roger Horton: Jack Hunter
Writer: Zanandi Botes
Director: Dave Brown
Assistant Director: Jordan Breeding
Director of Photography: Daryl Pittman
Editors: Jordan Breeding, Dave Brown
Sound: Mike Schoen
Woman: Katie Culligan
Man: Trevor DeSaussure
Moderator: Jordan Breeding
Set Designer: Caitie Hirabayashi
Production Assistant: Ruda Yi
Product Design: Greg Breeding
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00:00 - If Dating Apps Were Honest
05:04 - IN YOUR DREAMS
#Tinder #Bumble #ValentinesDay

[@brentbandrews]

Online dating has been such a game changer for me; now I get rejected preemptively by women from the comfort of my own home without have to go to a bar/club. What a time to be alive, thanks Tinder..

[@markh.6687]

Every time I go to any kind of dating site that forces me to post a photo, I refuse. Even the one that claims you're more than your photo does this.

[@francieafrica7306]

Lol😂

[@IizUname]

Relatable

[@johnhughes1783]

Well you're probably better off in the long run, financially, emotionally and legally.

[@welkijken]

The number one thing that hurts you are your expectations.

[@ricoaioa]

"You are not the customer. You are the product" This is basically the slogan of the entire mobile industry.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I’d still rather be the product than spend money on products. Lol.

[@AnkhapostleDisciples]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 nice copium you're smoking there.

[@GrimGalore]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 Better grab some lube

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

@@AnkhapostleDisciples copium?

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 get ready

[@handythakur.23]

Only two rules need to be followed on a dating app/site. Rule 1 : Be attractive. Rule 2 : Don't be unattractive.

[@Vohlfied]

Cracked actually did an article way back when by Soren Bowie about what it really takes to find a mate. (step 3, the most important step, is be very naturally attractive)

[@markh.6687]

Rule 3: See Rule 1.

[@vmm5163]

In the UK we don't mind what guys look like. We think they're all cute unless they're unhygienic

[@handythakur.23]

@@vmm5163 I really appreciate that... But sadly I don't live in the UK...

[@miked884]

Amen

[@alienlizardqueen8748]

“You’re not the customer, you’re the product.” -Social Media

[@redtomik3852]

People need to wake up and realize thr truth.

[@ssjcrafter8842]

you said in a place where you're not the customer, you're the product... ...anyways it's time to use an alternative front end like Invidious to have that not be the case.

[@ConservativeGrouch]

Pecunia ante homines!

[@DorkingtonHacker]

If a dating app were perfect, you would use it once, find your soulmate, and delete the app. The only way these things can turn a profit is if they're bad at what they do.

[@camelopardalis84]

This was ten years ago, but I had a co-worker who knew a woman who'd met someone using a dating site. Since they'd found each other, they wanted to quit their membership. They'd gotten what they'd signed up for. While I don't know about him, at least *she* was pestered by the site to stay on and extend her membership.

[@jovalleau]

These aren't "dating" apps, they're hookup apps.

[@corruptedmask]

I can't remember the name of it off the top of my head, but there IS a dating app that advertises itself as "the dating app that's designed to be deleted".

[@camelopardalis84]

@@corruptedmask Hinge? Google says it's hinge. These conversations aren't fun anymore since we can look up all kinds of stuff so quickly. I miss my rotary phone.

[@corruptedmask]

@@camelopardalis84 Sometimes I miss VHS tapes and local TV stations, but they didn't even have comments sections. Wait, maybe that's another thing in their favor... 🤔

[@ramtins9258]

Pls never take away Roger from us ever again. EVER. Roger for presidency

[@jb888888888]

They did that one already.

[@blairmiller9160]

But he's to honest.

[@caseypowell7013]

If it's gotta be some old guy, it might as well be him

[@wisdomleader85]

His next video: "If Presidents were honest".

[@auxmike718]

“Do you wanna get plowed?” 😅

[@Closurenomore]

Yeah! lol

[@Wowtikkala]

"Of course you do." 😂

[@NinjaKuma]

I trust Roger more than I should. He could be lying and I'd still believe him.

[@Dloin]

And your coment would have a lot more upvotes if people would be honest to themselves :D

[@eagleeye2300]

You've been "Rogered."

[@liamnehren1054]

@@Dloin I haven't seen him talk about something that I haven't seen in have a dozen documentaries and I read up on each thing the first time I heard about them as I will do with Roger if he ever gets to actually new material....

[@nathankosanke2093]

666 likes... fitting

[@GalliadII]

kuma? what are you doing here?

[@deebzscrub]

"What if I'm into-" "You can't have it" That line/delivery had me cackling. Man, I love Roger. It's still so awesome to see Cracked back and going strong and I'm so happy you got Roger back. Dr. Jordan Breeding is the hero we needed.

[@mgelliott86]

Roger is basically the only thing that brought me back to cracked

[@extropiantranshuman]

they definitely don't list options for those on the apps for sure

[@kommetkhan2979]

I DIED

[@richardsavings6690]

"What if I'm into-" "No!"

[@marvincool3744]

"My weak chin and clownesque hairline are making it harder to find my wetter half" is going on my dating profile.

[@stretopovermind9680]

Oh, please, Henry, your cockblocker is not your dating profile, it's the Catholic church =)

[@hazukichanx408]

@@stretopovermind9680 The catholic church can block any cocks, except their own.

[@markh.6687]

No worse than putting "You had me at the words 'Restraining Order'"

[@slyasleep]

@@stretopovermind9680 My mind is now stuck considering the thought of someone using a portrait of Henry VIII as their dating app profile picture. I wonder if anybody anywhere has ever actually done this, and whether any female users have gone in for that - perhaps something for the masochistic death-wish kink community?

[@TheSheepDogPatriot1776]

@@slyasleep Thats something for Fetlife.

[@davedixon2167]

"Fuck or Yuck" would be the perfect name for a dating app. LMFAO

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

Most dating sites work like this: join for free but can't actually talk to someone till you pay. Lots of attractive women message you, but once you paid to join find out they were all fake.

[@user-hn4iw5pf5r]

It's even better when they are foreign accounts utilizing the app to study the nuances of the studied language. This is not an Amerocentric observation.

[@horushyperion76]

@@user-hn4iw5pf5r cap?

[@user-hn4iw5pf5r]

@@horushyperion76 nope, it's a real thing. Not every account, obviously, but it is a great tool.

[@kundasemkundatam7461]

What you described looks exactly like completely fake dating sites filled with bots and stolen photos. I tried it twice for fun on VM under Linux live session when I got "friend" requests from bots on FB. I named my account on one of those as "LinuxMintOnVM" ,set my age to 100 years and McMurdo station on Antarctica as place where I live. What was really funny is how many young women from my circa 50k town "were" on that site and all of them online. 😂 For some time I was reporting those luring bots on FB but but they did not found anything wrong with them… 🤷‍♂ They are usually headquatered in tax-haven of Netherlands and I wonder what happens with money that was lured from idiots who fell to it. Is some asshole going to buy a Ferrari for them or weapons for terrorists? 🤔

[@extropiantranshuman]

sad because I was a real female and men thought I was fake, which made it even harder to talk to. Hurts for women too.

[@jrsydvl7218]

Damn, these kids have it so easy. Back in the day, we had to go out every weekend and drop our paychecks at the bars and clubs to get rejected. Now they have ROGR at the their fingertips to crush their desires.

[@5minutecalms]

Loool

[@neuralmute]

I mean, at least going clubbing was *fun!*

[@5minutecalms]

@@neuralmute 1000% better. It's toxic online...

[@mandisaw]

Was never into clubbing, but at least at in-person gatherings you could suss out if someone had a creepy stalker vibe

[@hazukichanx408]

"Hey baby, you look like a woman who likes to be listened to and respected by someone who genuinely cares what you think and feel~" - "Ew no, get away from me"

[@ComicalRealm]

"If you're under 6 foot, don't even bother" - Cinderella's step mother

[@cracked]

It's true

[@camelopardalis84]

I'll never get that. I'm of above average height (albeit only by a little) and that's kind of the maximum height in a man for me ... Edit: To be clear, I am a woman who's into men.

[@jimmym3352]

I figure most guys lie on that. Sometimes I think I'm the only one who's truthful on those dating profiles. So when I put my actual height, they probably think I'm much shorter. I just figure it's pointless to lie on those, so I always tell the truth on them. And yeah, I'm under 6 foot unfortunately.

[@Noelle29348]

I don't get it

[@cheriann6461]

@@jimmym3352 That's not unfortunate. It's expected. Most men aren't 6 feet or more, and most women don't care. In general, we all make too much of a fuss about men's heights.

[@ramsoomair]

"Wetter half" was a great line.

[@davidt140]

I've gotten to the point where I'm pretty sure I'd rather die alone, than use online dating ever again.

[@alexforce9]

Phaha. Dude. Just learn the game and use it properly. Good pics, good bio, And some social skill.

[@bman2cool4u68]

@@alexforce9 the problem is actually matching with someone first.

[@alexforce9]

@@bman2cool4u68 If you ask me - the easiest part is the matcing part. But its still not easy. To make a decent dating profile takes work. So many guys dont know what pics to use its amazing. Women too actualy , but the men are too thirsty to be stoped from something like a bad priofile lmao.

[@atsanik4838]

Same!

[@thearbiter124]

@@alexforce9 or work hard in academic and career life and get rich. I followed this path.

[@jordachejordan90]

"I can't hear you over your NDA Chad" That's some Logan Roy-type shit.

[@mihailmilev9909]

Tha is for the recommendation but that was rly nice

[@kenik2023]

🤣😂😅

[@markh.6687]

I thought he said "MBA", as in Chad isn't qualified to be a moderator.

[@sclark615]

Unf***ability score?! That's depressingly spot on.

[@Kentrc11]

Roger: Because when it comes to selecting a mate, your dumbmeat computer really only consider 2 factors Trevor: Personality & Sense Of Humor? Roger: lol Attractiveness & Race Trevor: Oh...Sh*t

[@horushyperion76]

he meant our brain right?

[@laumay7364]

I think he meant attractiveness and gender.

[@projectpitchfork860]

Not race, there aren't any races in the homo sapiens sapiens. He meant visual attributes that indicate ethnicity/nationality/origin of ancestors, like skin colour.

[@projectpitchfork860]

@@horushyperion76 Yes.

[@droman608]

LMFAO #anditookitpersonally

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Somehow this turned from dating apps into all social media in general.

[@GamelanSinarSurya]

“Our part time moderators have amazing training in something, probably.” 😂

[@ginger0208]

"You wanna be ploughed" -Ronger Horton.

[@zagnorch1336]

"YEAH!"

[@cracked]

*America

[@YouthTubezation]

*Hornton

[@MiklosKoncsek]

...without paying $150+ an hour for it

[@markh.6687]

@@MiklosKoncsek Hell, I'm at a point I might pay $150 just to have a woman I find attractive say "Hello" to me. Or be seen with me in public.

[@AirRaider56]

2:02 shots fired at bumble 🤣

[@itsoktobehappy461]

My experience with online dating was no one can get anyone’s full attention. Especially in bigger metro areas. Everyone is getting messages from so many people and it’s hard for anyone to decide on who to focus on. Each time you login, there is more new people messaging you or responding to you. But all those people are experiencing that exact same thing, it’s like everyone is constantly distracted by someone new.

[@youtubesucks2755]

You must be a woman lol

[@benrobinson375]

That's the thing, having more potential matches only becomes more beneficial to a point, and then it becomes more detrimental.

[@itsoktobehappy461]

@@benrobinson375 Exactly correct.

[@Veldazandtea]

Thing is most are bots.

[@soralover4235]

Roger you may not be single but as they say, as long as there is a goal you can always score!

[@cracked]

I've never heard that but it is very delightful

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@cracked indeed

[@DoctorX17]

Everybody be lovin' Roger

[@camelopardalis84]

@@cracked What OP is saying is that they'll harass Roger until he caves. Good job detecting that sexual harassment, tsk tsk tsk.

[@roidblitzed]

I heard it before as "just becauuse there is a goalie, doesnt mean you cant score"

[@samwiseb2799]

You forgot “Also a lot of profiles that are interested in you? Yeah we paid some staff members/ got paid by another company to create fake profiles that send you risky links that are there to directly take money out of your wallet or even threaten you with blackmail”

[@renanterezan9922]

Dude, that's twisted

[@calico9046]

I forgot about that too. The apps purposely generate tons of interest in your profile AS YOU’RE MAKING ONE & right after you buy the paid features, all that attention suddenly disappears. Funny how that works..

[@stretopovermind9680]

@@calico9046 Funny, but that's probably not the way it works. The reason is much simpler: once you have created a profile - you are a new user and thus are shown simultaneously to all the people whose filter conditions (gender, age, distance, etc) you satisfy (and who already exhausted all the previously registered users). This (by the law of large numbers) creates an initial uptick in that "interest in your profile".

[@calico9046]

@@stretopovermind9680 I never thought about it like that. Fair point. Ironically, I made a new account not even a day later. Tinder might have shitty paywalls & be able to permenantly ban you but it does have a lot of users & the majority are legit. I think the trick to it is to use it casually. Don’t check every five minutes or exhaust all your potential matches at once. Moderation is key although I still struggle w/ that

[@ratholin]

I'm surprised they didn't bring up the fact that there are about 8:1 men vs women ratio on most dating apps and even after women leave they keep their accounts around to make men think there is more selection. Even worse some apps have their employees (mostly men) respond from those closed accounts to keep the men playing. How messed up is that? You're basically playing a dating sim where the computer is replaced by an art history graduate named chad.

[@eltedelarosa]

Well, I met some non-single men as well. This could be even?

[@davidcox3076]

Art history graduate? I think you're giving Chad a bit too much credit.

[@MiguelAngel-fw4sk]

I would date Chad honestly he seems to have an interesting life.

[@markh.6687]

Two words on most 'dating' sites: "Sausage Fest". A few more words: golddiggers, prostitutes, THOTS.

[@GGWP-nx3kn]

@@Goorney Being on a dating app this old? Talk about having failed at life.

[@Jarl_Thidrandi]

To all my family who have asked "have you tried dating websites?"

[@redtomik3852]

Yeah, don't do that. Watch his episode about weddings and divorces. Do not marry someone for some reason (well because your parents want to have grandchildren already). If you do, don't get suprised that it'll probaly end in divorce.

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

I've been waiting for this! I've tried three different dating apps and had the same terrible experience. Eventually, I decided it was a waste of time and decided to focus on my hobbies instead. That turned out to be the better idea. I learned how to make various content for a train simulator, including trains, tracks, buildings, lighthouses, road vehicles, and roads.

[@syndrome5372]

No one is watching your videos because you subtly advertised them in a comment section.

[@Nothinglikeagoodnut]

A hit with trainspotters, sadly 99% are men

[@Jay-sd9ye]

Yes, train simulation will for sure get u laid..............

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

@@Nothinglikeagoodnut Speaking of which, one woman stopped talking to me as soon as I said I like travelling by train. (We were talking about favorite ways to travel)

[@syndrome5372]

@@Trainfan1055Janathan you where talking about favorite ways to travel, and you DIDNT get pussy? How?? That's never failed

[@cracked]

As always, check the sources in the description and also... I mean we got shirts now...

[@Bahador.B]

I'll make it easy... dating apps work same way as real life, which means if a female wants 100 men, she will get at least 90 by just asking. If a man wants 100 woman, he needs to have a good look, good income etc and even then will land maybe 25/100.

[@3v1l5p1k3]

No tote bags? 💸

[@aeonamadi]

It's kinda sad that a comedy channel on KZbin cites sources more than most news media.

[@cracked]

@@3v1l5p1k3 Haha I mean we have tote bags for the happy jesus one

[@Bahador.B]

@@aeonamadi I like how you speak the truth 🤔👌.

[@jabber1990]

i've been on dating apps for so long i'm starting to see the same people come back for a second or third time

[@notaburneraccount]

Same! The worst is when I run into people who I swiped left on or ghosted me ._.

[@williamschmidt9384]

Roger needs to receive a lifetime achievement award for all the good work he has done.

[@Chesh89]

Nothing brings me more joy than watching Roger shame every corner of our lives. We are all terrible 🙂

[@annieesther8405]

Only George Carlin beats him.

[@CaptOrbit]

George Carlin may have been the master but I really don't mind that Roger Horton picked up the ball and ran with it.

[@Chesh89]

Valid

[@annieesther8405]

I agree!

[@LB030377]

I fucking hate it tbh. I mean its like we can't enjoy nothing anymore!

[@FoxDemonMaster]

The only way this could have ended better is it Rodger walked off screen with someone on his arm

[@thebirdchannelforfans623]

Yay! I gave you the 69th 👍

[@slowery43]

maybe leave the "Funny" to funny people going forward

[@vladyboy91]

Tip: accept loneliness, and you'll never need an online dating app :D

[@LoveAndSnapple]

“What if I’m into…” “You can’t have it” 😂😂😂 It really does break down into a binary code where dating apps just end up being “choose your own adventure”

[@madestmadhatter]

There are also just some unpredictable biases that algorithms can develop, depending on how it's made it could be a reflection of the biases of the user base, or just something that isn't obvious until hundreds of people were using it.

[@mikeackermann7874]

Yes, this is my one gripe with this video. Most algorithms like dating algorithms are trained on a dataset, and are constantly learning and updating. Most of the time if an algorithm displays a bias, it’s actually due to the training data, not some evil agenda the creators had. Although that being said, it is the responsibility of the creators to observe the training of their algorithm and intervene if it starts displaying discriminatory behavior

[@brentc2411]

I remember a story, where they were creating an algorithm to count a species of fish in the ocean. When the programmers started looking into the code to see how the algorithm was identifying fish (it was using pictures and matching the fish visually to them), they found that the algorithm was looking for fingers. So why was the algorithm looking for fingers on fish? As it turnes out, the images it was using as its references, were all pictures of this species of fish, being held up by fishermen to show them off, and the fingers were visible on the body of the fish, thus the program was looking for fingers on the fish. This is an example of how an algorithm can give itself a bias. (I should add, this algorithm wasn't being fed pictures from the programmers, I believe it was set up to actively source them online also.)

[@stretopovermind9680]

That's why (as a developer) you are supposed to do EDA first -_-

[@mandisaw]

Also algorithms by definition are going to look for the target with the most possible matches, the "sure thing". But in terms of dating, that'll likely be very bland - 84% of people of your TYPE report liking 78% of people of this TYPE. An app never would've matched me with either my late husband or college b/f (all diff ethnicities, vastly different family/upbringing, diff politics even in case of college guy, height way out of bounds LOL) Until they design an app that can assess people by the books you enjoyed, what you see when you look at the sky, hopes for tomorrow, etc, I think it's probably just a crapshoot.

[@GGWP-nx3kn]

@@mandisaw These apps are subscription based. It's not even in their business model to see families form. People need to swear by and die single, and be discovered months later putrefied for it to work. Loneliness IS their business model.

[@YoungWizardOnDuty]

"I'm a little bit single...even when I'm not" - Roger Horton, _apparently_

[@kittykatsanchez]

Pretty sure Alexis said that from schitts creek

[@YoungWizardOnDuty]

@@kittykatsanchez precisely! 😊

[@marshallartz395]

Always enjoyed the line: “Sure I’m married, but I’m not a fanatic about it!” 😀

[@amberd.883]

That gut who knocked over the produce in what was supposed to be a romantic moment was me. That's exactly what my love life looks like

[@mikedaniel1771]

You forgot to mention that every attractive "woman" who sends you a message is actually a scammer working in a foreign boiler room.

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

Actually the very attractive 'man' who sends messages to woman who lives close by but is 'working overseas'

[@SithCats]

Not true! Some of them are local scammers too.

[@USSResolute]

I had a student who admitted during "the situation of 2021" he actually went on these sites pretending to be a woman and fleeced people. I can't confirm that it's true, but they are not necessarily foreigners

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

True the Bots 🤖 and fake ads are annoying...

[@mikedaniel1771]

@Samir Dončić Exactly

[@TruFireTube]

Best one yet! God I missed Roger. But seriously, is he a vampire? How the hell has he not aged in the last three years? I mean we all know he’s old, but he kind of hit that part of old where it just stopped? Good for you Roger, glad you’re back

[@danielriley7380]

Every video of Roger was shot over a long weekend years ago, only to be drip-fed to the masses for the rest of time.

[@lilstardrops]

People looks don't really change that much over just three years unless they are young

[@sleepykittyMMD]

I think once you get to a certain age it gets harder to gain new wrinkles

[@BronzeDragon133]

Roger drinks the blood of his vanquished enemies. And Roger is a very good fighter.

[@danielriley7380]

Roger has never subscribed to any of the products/gimmicks/scams he endorses and draws vitality from his own smugness.

[@YodaMan.]

"i aint no farmer but id plow rogers back field till sundown." is an example of possible harassment and something no one should ever say out loud. even though they may be thinking it because hes hot af.

[@scottvelez3154]

Man, I ain't a farmer but I'd plow Roger's back until sundown like the cotton on a Mississippi farm.

[@BEATmyguest31]

Online dating for women is like going shopping Online dating for men is like going to a job interview

[@cassandrajoiner9933]

Dating for men is a job.

[@rtunum48]

@@cassandrajoiner9933 a job that takes our money lol

[@dukinse5198]

dating in general is like that

[@leroyrodgers6089]

Online dating for women is like going shopping Online dating for men is like applying for many jobs*

[@7embersVeryOwn]

@@leroyrodgers6089important nuance

[@remainunlisted2630]

I met the worst people in my dating career on the apps. Lies and BS 100%. Roger you are so right!

[@PKJackboi]

Kinda weird how I crawled myself back to tinder and then you decided to drop this video

[@cracked]

Haha sorry

[@davea6314]

"You're not the customer, you're the product, we'll advertise directly to you, harvest and sell your data, and take money straight out of your pocket." -begins at 4:26 in this video

[@supersizesenpai]

"We use every part of the horny buffalo and your the horny buffalo." 🤣🤣

[@joshrodgers9366]

It's almost like google is trying to be funny. I got not one but TWO adds for a dating app before this video 🤣

[@darkpaw1522]

“If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball.” *Neo:* What ball?

[@dynomar11]

I appreciate you fine folks, don't worry about the people living in the past, you're doing great.

[@cracked]

Haha thanks

[@NoBriarRose]

Thank you for confirming my bias about online dating. Growing up I thought it was a bad idea then I got into my twenties and tried it. Now I'm in my late twenties and if I ever download another dating app in my life I'll know I hit rock bottom.

[@camelopardalis84]

I just turned 37 and I miss my rotary phone. Yes, it was already clearly outdated when I got it in 2006, but still.

[@violethaye6987]

@@camelopardalis84 your deletion day is coming up soon

[@camelopardalis84]

@@violethaye6987 Yes, and there's still much work to do to prepare for it.

[@camelopardalis84]

@@violethaye6987 Or is there a deletion day for me as a person? Do you know something I don't?

[@USSResolute]

Even before apps, the dating sites were the same, they just were not as portable. Lots of catfishing, fake accounts, and people just looking at your picture. They couldn't usually care less about what you put in your profile unless you lie to make yourself sound richer.

[@phosspatharios9680]

The best argument for arranged marriages is a five minute session in Tinder

[@tb795]

I'd prefer arranged dating even more. Hell, how about arranged hook-ups?

[@cdsworkshop2855]

@@tb795 "Arranged hook-ups." That's a funny word for prostitution.

[@annaconigliaro2907]

Agreed. I'll meet a person in real life

[@youtubesucks2755]

More like argument for no marriage. Arrange marriage is stupid.

[@suprk1604]

​@@youtubesucks2755Tell it to yours 400+ ancestors

[@tom_something]

Even in this newfangled world, my best relationships have come from meeting people face-to-face, in places where people often go to meet people.

[@alexforce9]

Where is that?

[@tom_something]

@@alexforce9 for me, dive bars.

[@alexforce9]

@@tom_something And are women ok for men to just come and talk with them?

[@tom_something]

@@alexforce9 Gotta kind of read the room on that. I generally don't approach anyone unless I get "the look".

[@alexforce9]

@@tom_something Fair point.

[@MinisterOfThicc]

Well as long as he's only taking my money and not my rodgecoin.

[@cracked]

That must be hoarded forever

[@darklight6921]

@@cracked hodl

[@pingu6028]

Dating apps work for the ones that didnt need them in the first place

[@chris21bucket]

I was hoping he'd touch on the fact that statistically, most men won't get many matches on the apps while most women (and a few men) will get hundreds causing the paradox of choice to kick in, causing less fulfilling relationships... and how these companies want your relationships to fail so you keep using the app.

[@GGWP-nx3kn]

Placing faith in a business that has no incentive to let you found a good relationship, thus a family, until your last breath to begin with, be like.

[@alexforce9]

Thats not exacly true. Dating sites and apps WANT you to get into relationships and to hook up. Coz that way you will use it again when your relationship is over, or when you want to hook up again. Plus - if you get results - you will promote that site/app to your freinds for free. But apps are not magic. People are usualy single for a reason. To be into a healthy relationship - you must be a healthy yourself, and to know how to pick a parther. VAST majority of people suck at this, apps or no apps.

[@alexforce9]

@@neko7606 You can choose your sexuality on Tinder. And also - to choose what type of profels you get to see - male of female. And "male lesbians" - its so funny and terrible that we get use that word in a non joke manner.

[@JohnDoe-jp4em]

@@alexforce9 No. Dating Apps don't want you to get into any monogamous relationships. Time someone is in such a relationship is time they aren't paying money (men) or aren't getting men to pay (women). People only using the apps for a short while every couple years would not be very profitable at all. What apps want is that you engage in hook-ups only, or relationships were you stay on the apps. Customers advertising to other people works just as well when their "success" is hook-ups. Most people who are single aren't single because there is something wrong with them. Especially for men it's getting increasingly difficult to find partners, because people more and more only date on apps, where looks are everything and you're fcked if you are a below average looking guy.

[@alexforce9]

@@JohnDoe-jp4em You forget that men will pay only if there is some sort of incentive. If you have zero results, you will just delete the app and say to all your male friends that the app is trash. Hook ups and relationships are not so different. A woman will not sleep with guy she is not finding attractive. And if she is finding you attractive, she will want a relationship with you. So the apps WANT you to be popular with women. Coz then you are more likely to pay. And thats why at first few days - tinder show your profile to A LOT of women, so you can get matches so you can taste a bit of that dopamine.

[@FreyaofCerberus]

And all us Aces are like "A strange game, the only winning move is not to play" :P

[@noobulon4334]

I still want snuggles!

[@FreyaofCerberus]

@@noobulon4334 True but i feel there are better ways to seek cuddles/snuggles than dating apps.

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

@@FreyaofCerberus Dating app dudes always want snuggle/cuddle right away

[@pamelamays4186]

I requested this! Thank you Roger. Suggestion: The truth about the being a teacher: lots of student debt, low salaries, having to go into your own pocket to purchase school supplies, having to re-apply for your position every year, little administration support, having to deal with angry and entitled parents.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Also babysitting students like it's daycare because their parents don't know how to handle their child and just figure the teacher will straighten them out 🙄. My heart goes out to teachers which was why I tried to be a teacher's pet, lol. Well, I tried to just not make their job more difficult. Even if I was struggling in a subject, I didn't need to be a jerk that disrupted class. I'd just doodle in my notebook and take my F with grace (only in math classes though nearly in Physics as well as it's very math-heavy. Most other subjects I was either a B or C student in, with English and Language Arts being where I excelled). Also, I call very unjust bull on teachers having to spend out of pocket on supplies. Do police officers have to come out of pocket for more bullets? Do fire fighters have to pay out of pockets for new hoses? Hell, gas for the truck or police cruiser is probably even covered by taxes AND they get free shit or discounts from stores and fast food places. But it's rare I see discounts for teachers. So they're underpaid and then have to use that minimal money to still buy supplies...brilliant. Just brilliant 😓

[@mawe86ify]

If you enjoy some good, american, might as well laugh because I'm out of tears-style teacher humor you could like Devin Siebold's skits here on KZbin. :0)

[@projectpitchfork860]

What's wrong with you over there?

[@lordkenten4136]

@@projectpitchfork860 The government defunded the educational system because they so what happened during the civil rights and counterculture movements. So they essentially attempted to destroy education to stop people from understanding there being screwed over.

[@eldritchteletubby9319]

@@lordkenten4136 But we realized the error of our ways and now try to give our children the best education possible! ...right? *Checks the news* OH SHIT GUYS WE'RE IN TROUBLE

[@TotallyNotRedneckYall]

Well that's one bullet I managed to dodge. I married my high school sweetheart. I've never had to date, let alone use a dating app.

[@FantasmaOlvidado1]

Lucky man 👍❤️

[@9999indigo]

Alternate perspective here: met my fiance on a dating app. If it weren't for the internet I would never have had a single friend or date in my life. I was homeschooled, work from home, cannot drive, have chronic health issues that make travel hard and social anxiety. Was it always a nice experiance? HELL no. But most of my problems stemmed from meeting people AFTER the app and not the app itself. Because people are just generally horrible no matter where you meet them. I honestly have never met another person who had positive dating experiences whether in person, online, arranged marriage etc. Dating is just generally a horrific cesspool for everyone, until you meet someone who makes life worth living.

[@7th808s]

Of course, nothing wrong with the internet per se, just with how companies ruin everything because they seek profit.

[@alexforce9]

@@7th808s Well, they are not a charity after all. Butits not so much the site and apps, but the users. Women have too much choice, majority of men not enough, and some are willing to pay so they could even up their chances with the more attractive guys a little. But in short - if you know how to play the game - is not that bad. Good pics, good bio, not talking about sex right away, being somehow inetresting person, and not clicking/swiping right to obs attention seeking whores.

[@tiaferguson8848]

@@alexforce9 This is EXACTLY how to use tinder effectively. I figured that out the second time I used the dating app. Found my fiance on tinder.

[@bman2cool4u68]

Your lucky, I've been on those apps for 5 years or so now and have never even been on an actual date, most people don't give me the chance. I've been off them for 6 months or so and on ever single one of them I've had no likes or messages; it's no different if I were on them every single day.

[@mikerodix4800]

Sounds like you're a female

[@PaulThomas-qb9cx]

I'm watching lots of these tonight, and the ad before each is for the actual crap you're satirizing.

[@MadGamer_666]

I kinda gave up on dating apps and just accepted the fact that I will probably die alone. With my cat .

[@FantasmaOlvidado1]

Same lol 😂

[@willg3220]

Finally honest ads are back!

[@cracked]

This is the sixth time they've been back actually haha

[@sogerc1]

@@cracked Well, probably the oh-so-wonderful youtube algorithm wasn't doing it's job for the poor guy. Honestly, if I worked at google I'd be ashamed of this algorithm.

[@geekdivaherself]

@@sogerc1 I've never met an algorithm I wouldn't be ashamed of.

[@markh.6687]

You mean Joe Isuzu is running ads again?? :)

[@tograndejuancho]

Is it just me, or Roger seems to be getting younger every new video?? Roger 4EVER!!

[@WolfTalkings]

"I am single....in your dreams" The best line ever Roger eugh!

[@bluemonk44]

I got excited when he said that he was single and then heart broken when he said that he was just joking.

[@MarySmith-lv3mo]

Roger is older than my Dad, in, it was an automatic no for me anyways. 😉

[@GentlemanQ]

Why? U gay? P. S: just asking

[@MarySmith-lv3mo]

@@GentlemanQ Yes, he's gay. :) Judging by his Male Avatar and his Male name. :) But, you can never be too sure. :) In my Middle School, there was a Female Classmate named Jeffrey. And a guy said he had a girlfriend named Franklin. But he merely SAID her name. Her name could have been spelled Franklynn. :)

[@sergiowinter5383]

@@GentlemanQ 100% sus

[@jacks5463]

Dating apps are a great idea in theory. But in practice they company only uses their members for money at every possible turn. If they can withhold a feature and charge you for it, they will.

[@zlpatriot11]

Video suggestion: "If cable companies and streaming services were honest". I want them Roger'd.

[@revibe6298]

Y'all know the point of dating apps isn't for you to find your S/O right? It's to keep you on the app for as long as possible.

[@devenmacintosh4124]

Dating apps have been one of the key factors to the de-humanization of real romance-seeking and socializing. Everything to do with dating is hidden behind a phone screen

[@Bahador.B]

Honestly at this point I am so sick of tinder dates, that I just don't even bother. It's 9/10 times same generic bs and feel like a job interview at this point.

[@alexforce9]

@@Bahador.B thats just people. People are boring.

[@regpeg2080]

Roger is always the highlight of my day

[@emilchen9866]

I just got an ad for a dating app for this video lol

[@abd-animation-22]

Then get youtube revanced No more ads

[@kiran9s]

I work in computer science, n the mid 90s, a guy from management once told me: "if you are getting something for free, then you are not the customer, you're the product". These days this applies to consumer of every field, whether free or paid.

[@Abhothra]

Wait so if I get this correctly....The dating app is in fact functioning as a Frenemie not a Wingman? That's student dating all over again!!!

[@mandisaw]

This is the best analogy of dating apps

[@talknight2]

I used to use these on and off... never met anyone I actually liked and never liked anyone I actually met. Eventually I went to a boardgame night at the uni dorms and stumbled into a girlfriend...

[@TashiroSato]

I'd use Horton Dating

[@markxkx8791]

The odds are sure stacked in my experience. Too many men to women ratio meant that I was lucky to get any interest and always had the very distinct impression I was being played off a few other guys at the same time. I've never felt more like an object

[@tylerk.7947]

Same. Every girl I’ve ever met from tinder/bumble or OkCupid was always talking to numerous guys at the same time. It felt like some ridiculous competition to prove my worth as quickly as possible. A few even had the audacity to complain about how difficult it was for them, then decided to go with one of the other guys she was seeing. Meanwhile she may have been the only date I was able to secure in six months. Online dating literally tore me to pieces. It’s rough out there for men. I wish you luck my dude

[@madewithrealdiamonds]

@@tylerk.7947 it's weird how you peg yourself to a dating app designed by people you've never met which gives a female stranger almost complete control over your happiness. Have you tried picking swimming, or mountain biking, or hiking? These activities will allow you to travel around your region and learn how to converse with strangers, including very attractive young women I assume that you're seeking. However, be careful what you wish for, as these women are people, not just attractive.

[@timjones5953]

@@madewithrealdiamonds this comment seems a wee bit unnesscesarily confrontational. Guy just said he's had negative experiences on a dating app, why are you acting like he's some basement dwelling mole man who's never talked to anyone outside of his immediate family?

[@madewithrealdiamonds]

@@timjones5953 nothing was mentioned about living in a basement. I mentioned seeking activities which will allow him to converse with strangers, including the attractive young women we all know that he's looking for. He's not looking for just young women, as anybody with any kind of social circle can meet a "normal" girl on US media's attractive scale. 50% of our population is female, so he's definitely not having problems meeting young women. That's where my comment was directed, and I'm quite sure that you knew that. It's still ridiculous to be "torn" because of "comptetition" with other guys through the girls you meet on a Tinder dating app (which is almost exclusively based on race and perceived attractiveness). Everything is a competition, and everyone is vying for the attention of another, unless people aren't. Which bring me to the conclusion that he's not going where there isn't much competition. Thus why I believe that he's not seeking "normal" looking young women outside of online dating. He sounds like he believes that he is entitled to attention from attractive young women, once he arrives on the scene and "meets" or "traps" them. There should be no competition.

[@timjones5953]

@@madewithrealdiamonds God damn, son. That's a whole hell of a lot of extrapolation for someone mostly just agreeing with what the video is saying. I personally thing any assumption that takes more than 2-3 pole vaults of logic to reach its destination may be a bit flawed, but if you wanna call the poor rando on the internet an incel to make yourself feel better then go off I suppose, but it just reeks of projection to me.

[@DeAthWaGer]

My friends will have an empty fridge but "have to" buy cigs and pay for dating apps. It is definitely like gambling.

[@wisdomdelanoche4627]

"Do you wanna get plowed?" I almost literally spit out my food when he asked that. 😂☠

[@daveparkes8539]

Funny Bumble was the ad I had to skip to watch this video 🤣

[@CustomMap]

Honestly, the big problem with dating apps is that they mix people who are looking for very different relationships. One nighters, friends with benefits, and those looking for their soulmate were all thrown into the same pot.

[@ahmed_mo2nis]

Honest Ads & Adam Ruins Everything should do a crossover episode on everything !

[@teresagivens3731]

I have tried dating apps and they never worked out. A lot of men were looking for a one night stand or friends with benefits. Once I canceled my profile, I realized I’m good working on myself.

[@reina4969]

I feel like this needs a part two. He didn't touch on how bad they are for men, just women.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

Only the women are to be concerned about.

[@dieptrieu6564]

He literally said that the women have all the power. So it's already mean it's bad for men

[@reina4969]

@@dieptrieu6564 Women having power isn't the bad part, it is how they use it.

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@reina4969 I mean the creep mode explaination is basically how they treat men in the platform. Nothing more than a talking wallet

[@reina4969]

@@dieptrieu6564 Creep mode? Yeah, I can see that. It is similar to how clubs and bars are free for women to attract men. That seems to work because a guy can be visual spoken for. In the apps, the same top 6 to 10% of men get 80 to 90% of attention. That is why girl friends groups often find that all of them have been with the same one or two guys.

[@NOLAgenX]

Wow! Honest ads never disappoint, and Roger is a treasure to be preserved. His delivery is A++!

[@katies7158]

Goddammit I'm glad Roger is back.

[@bg.dragon1419]

indeed . and he is back at full power. so many thing to roast that i cant wait xD

[@VicJang]

Who’s writing these?? These are so amazingly good!

[@urcookin]

ROGR

[@Ardante11]

Not truly defending dating apps here but lets face it, dating was messed up to begin with. I got the same crap before the apps came along.

[@USSResolute]

Same here, just less portable or convenient.

[@marshallartz395]

It was just as bad back in the days of New York Magazine and New York Review of Books personal ads.

[@jasoncohen5469]

Ya, but women had fewer options to cheat on you before. Now they can get a new guy on tinder every night.

[@K.Marx48]

ah yes, the old fashioned crap, nothing compared to the new online crap we have today, good old days

[@phantom0456]

“Wetter half!!!” OMG, I couldn’t even handle that, I’m still laughing 😂

[@thetrumpnewsnetwork7503]

Jack ... er I mean Roger is the best thing that ever happened to KZbin. Great job bringing him back fellers. Even if we're not worthy.

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

Hahaha, love ya as always Roger But the modern internet isn't ready for such brutal honesty

[@SoapinTrucker]

*_"I can't hate him. He is so transparent in his self interest that I kind of respect him."_* ~ Mark Baum

[@angelinajoanie]

Roger is my new spirit animal!❤❤😊

[@nyctransmutationcircle.4766]

Well Roger your wonderful wit has delighted my presence once again.

[@TheSleepingonit]

Amazing how many scammers are on dating sites

[@EconBlaze]

I needed this!

[@Gameforsale]

Genius delivery 👏🏾

[@DJaquithFL]

Roger without you Cracked videos are wasted efforts to make. Love you man! 😎👍

[@tombocai]

"cause the more you play the better Rogr learns your interestes and preferences and can more accurately partner you with the right... advertisers" I cackled xD

[@mikeburdick927]

Omfg this has been my fav “if were honest” videos hahahahhahaha so good

[@gregorysagegreene]

"Secret Love Math." 🤣 ... developed by Don Knotts. 🤣