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You thought onlyfans was bad? Just imagine some simp paying a woman for small talk through an app, sad shit
Shit vice news article
Shit vice news article
This exchange of messages, and the many more that followed, took place on an app which functions, for the most part, like other dating apps: You create a profile, send likes to people of your choice and, if you match, you can start a conversation. What makes it different is that women can profit simply from engaging in conversations with the men they’ve matched with.
So how does it work? The app is totally free for women to use, but the men using the app have to purchase “gems” in order to match and message women. There are plenty of other ways for them to show their affection, with the option to send virtual gifts like flowers and teddy bears, which translate into points for the women who receive these gifts.
In the midst of a cost of living crisis that is hitting young people particularly hard, it’s no wonder that young women are turning to this app to make what they might consider to be quick, easy money. If you look it up the hashtag on TikTok (14.9m views and counting), you’ll find video after video extolling the app as an alternative method of paying the bills and, as one video states, a way of “getting a sugar daddy without the sugar”.
So why are so many men investing serious money to message women on the app? According to Megan, it’s not necessarily about forming romantic or sexual relationships. “Most of the conversations I have are PG – we talk about our days, jobs, hobbies and pets,” she says. “I think some men use this app to just have company. [They want] someone to talk to everyday and someone to vent to when needed.”