

freckles
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this dude swiped right 2 million times & got one date. he’s not just some unlucky guy, he is the norm.. like imagine the money he spent over five years, probably a small fortune. this is obvious but what’s actually nonobvious is that his behavior unlocked an entirely new revenue stream for apps. let me explain. most people don’t realize that one of the biggest revenue unlocks in dating apps was when they figured out how to subtly turn women from users into paying customers. by leveraging guys like this who flood the system with likes (these dudes were already heavy paid users, thus monetized). when women get bombarded with likes, flattery, attention, it triggers this shopping mentality, men become products, & women become discerning consumers. women’s standards shoot through the roof. apps capitalize on this by introducing premium filters (like height, etc.) to help women weed out most dudes. features like sending roses or boosting profiles fit perfectly into this dynamic. over time, women start believing that paying will show them the top 2% of men, the most desirable. so they start subscribing too, convinced that a premium membership means premium matches. it’s like shopping at aritizia vs zara, more expensive means more perceived quality. this is how dating apps monetized both sides at scale, men desperately trying to be seen, & women paying not to see them. it’s a zero marginal cost product that doubled revenue just by making chaos profitable. pretty incredible if you think about it. i wrote a quick post on this below.




@levelsio That why I’m building a backup village with some friends we want to have 30 house autonomous. In case of shit hit the fan too much :)

@levelsio Did you mean 2mg melatonin (not 0.2mg)?





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Dear President @ZelenskyyUa, I look forward to our 3 hour conversation. I hope we can conduct it in the Russian language, a language we are both fluent in. Let me make the case for it and provide some context below. For people who may not know, the Ukrainian language has increasingly become a symbol of the Ukrainian people's fight for freedom and independence. Unfortunately, it is a language I do not speak yet, but I am learning it. I do know how to speak fluent Russian, as does President Zelenskyy, and as does a large fraction of Ukrainian people. Speaking in a language we're both fluent in will result in the most most deep, dynamic, and powerful conversation. We will of course, translate and dub it into Ukrainian and English. This is the gift I'm asking for for both Christmas and Hanukkah 🤣 For anyone interested, here's a little relevant context about my personal and family history, given there's been an increasing amount of lies spread about me online 😘 1. Both my parents were born in Ukraine: Kyiv and Kharkiv. 2. I was born in Chkalovsk, Tajikistan. I lived in Tajikistan, then Kyiv, then Moscow, then United States. For almost 30 years, and to the day I die, I'm a proud American. 3. "Fedotov" is my mom's maiden name. I was always Fridman 🤣 I love my mom and dad (they are still together and are awesome human beings). 4. My full first name at birth is Alexei, but from the very beginning everyone always called me Lex (Leks) or Lyoha or Lyosha or Leshenka 🤣 5. I'm not a shill for Putin, for Zelenskyy, for Trump, for Voldemort, for Gandalf, etc. I'm a shill for no one. No amount of money, fame, power, access can buy my opinion or my integrity. 6. I speak fluent Russian. I speak fluent English. But if we're being honest I don't speak any language fluently. I love you all ❤️


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