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29 Apr 2026 Conversations with Tyler Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised (Live at 92NY)
“The only basis for this thought is, about 25 years ago, before Craigslist had dating sections, I met several women who told me they used the roommate ads for dating because, in a roommate ad, a guy would be relatively honest.”
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- Craig Newmark
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- 29 Apr 2026
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…You know many smart people who articulate their concerns to you. I hear from people all the time, dating apps are terrible. Why dating apps are terrible? There’s gender imbalance if it’s New York City, or people just want something other than a long-term relationship. You don’t have an implicit mental model of what’s going wrong? My gut tells me, with no evidence, that people aren’t genuine, aren’t real on dating apps. The only basis for this thought is, about 25 years ago, before Craigslist had dating sections, I met several women who told me they used the roommate ads for dating because, in a roommate ad, a guy would be relatively honest. Not married, one hoped.…
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