After the 2016 US presidential election, Hobley says, people – and singles – were more passionate and more vocal about their beliefs than ever before. OkCupid saw an opportunity to help people connect based on their values. “[We saw daters saying’] ‘Hey, hang on, I want my dates’ views on www.datingranking.net/escort-directory/springfield-2 social and political issues. I want to match on those things. I want to feel like it’s okay to say, “Hey, I’m proudly an LGBTQ ally” or “I’m very concerned about the environment, and if you don’t believe climate change is real, get the fuck out”’ – swipe left, in other words.”
The app introduced new ways for daters to set their preferences and to signal to potential matches what their values and politics entail. Daters on OkCupid can now select how they identify from more than 20 sexual orientations and over 22 gender options; users can make multiple selections and update them as frequently as they’d like. Lees verder