▲ 233 ▼ Tinder Launches $499 USD-Per-Month "Tinder Select" Membership (techcrunch.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 87 comments fedilink hide all child comments Tinder Launches $499 USD-Per-Month "Tinder Select" Membership::Tinder has rolled out its promised high-end membership, a pricey $499 per month subscription dubbed "Tinder Select," which includes unique perks like the
[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 211 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can subscribe to a hooker for less and have more sex permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Udonezo@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) Legalize permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Shit they could probably include travel to an area with legal prostitution and still come out ahead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm kind of surprised that not a single state has yet. Like the states that legalized weed have made a bonkers amount of tax money while the others continue to lose out to other states or the black market. And oh look, suddenly way less drug crime. Legalize it, regulate it, then tax it. The Netherlands figured it out. Kind of surprised Nevada hasn't taken their shot. A state could legalize it and watch their tourist and tax revenues skyrocket while likely lowering human trafficking to boot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) i honestly didn't know sex work was still illegal hopefully there's some society resurgence in support of them. i feel like as a society if a topic isn't trending in news nothing happens to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago In most countries it still is and basically always was illegal. I wouldn't hold your breath for the US any time soon, since half the states still can't get their shit together to legalize a harmless plant, and the puritanical pushback from the federal level if a state attempted to legalize prostitution, especially with a conservative administration, would probably be swift and immediate. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ammonium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I'm not against legalization of prostition or drugs, but the only thing The Netherlands figured out is that simply legalization doesn't make the problems go away. Both drug crime and human trafficking are still a big issue. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Woodak16@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) May I introduce Nevada? The only state with both casinos and brothels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Lots of states have casinos, this country loves to gamble. My understanding though is the brothels are highly limited in Nevada. Like, they are severely limited to where they can operate. There's not actually any in Las Vegas, for instance. It's hardly the model we should be copying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Udonezo@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) Legalize permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Shit they could probably include travel to an area with legal prostitution and still come out ahead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm kind of surprised that not a single state has yet. Like the states that legalized weed have made a bonkers amount of tax money while the others continue to lose out to other states or the black market. And oh look, suddenly way less drug crime. Legalize it, regulate it, then tax it. The Netherlands figured it out. Kind of surprised Nevada hasn't taken their shot. A state could legalize it and watch their tourist and tax revenues skyrocket while likely lowering human trafficking to boot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) i honestly didn't know sex work was still illegal hopefully there's some society resurgence in support of them. i feel like as a society if a topic isn't trending in news nothing happens to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago In most countries it still is and basically always was illegal. I wouldn't hold your breath for the US any time soon, since half the states still can't get their shit together to legalize a harmless plant, and the puritanical pushback from the federal level if a state attempted to legalize prostitution, especially with a conservative administration, would probably be swift and immediate. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ammonium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I'm not against legalization of prostition or drugs, but the only thing The Netherlands figured out is that simply legalization doesn't make the problems go away. Both drug crime and human trafficking are still a big issue. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Woodak16@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) May I introduce Nevada? The only state with both casinos and brothels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Lots of states have casinos, this country loves to gamble. My understanding though is the brothels are highly limited in Nevada. Like, they are severely limited to where they can operate. There's not actually any in Las Vegas, for instance. It's hardly the model we should be copying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Shit they could probably include travel to an area with legal prostitution and still come out ahead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roboticide@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm kind of surprised that not a single state has yet. Like the states that legalized weed have made a bonkers amount of tax money while the others continue to lose out to other states or the black market. And oh look, suddenly way less drug crime. Legalize it, regulate it, then tax it. The Netherlands figured it out. Kind of surprised Nevada hasn't taken their shot. A state could legalize it and watch their tourist and tax revenues skyrocket while likely lowering human trafficking to boot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) i honestly didn't know sex work was still illegal hopefully there's some society resurgence in support of them. i feel like as a society if a topic isn't trending in news nothing happens to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago In most countries it still is and basically always was illegal. I wouldn't hold your breath for the US any time soon, since half the states still can't get their shit together to legalize a harmless plant, and the puritanical pushback from the federal level if a state attempted to legalize prostitution, especially with a conservative administration, would probably be swift and immediate. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ammonium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I'm not against legalization of prostition or drugs, but the only thing The Netherlands figured out is that simply legalization doesn't make the problems go away. Both drug crime and human trafficking are still a big issue. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Woodak16@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) May I introduce Nevada? The only state with both casinos and brothels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Lots of states have casinos, this country loves to gamble. My understanding though is the brothels are highly limited in Nevada. Like, they are severely limited to where they can operate. There's not actually any in Las Vegas, for instance. It's hardly the model we should be copying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) i honestly didn't know sex work was still illegal hopefully there's some society resurgence in support of them. i feel like as a society if a topic isn't trending in news nothing happens to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago In most countries it still is and basically always was illegal. I wouldn't hold your breath for the US any time soon, since half the states still can't get their shit together to legalize a harmless plant, and the puritanical pushback from the federal level if a state attempted to legalize prostitution, especially with a conservative administration, would probably be swift and immediate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roboticide@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago In most countries it still is and basically always was illegal. I wouldn't hold your breath for the US any time soon, since half the states still can't get their shit together to legalize a harmless plant, and the puritanical pushback from the federal level if a state attempted to legalize prostitution, especially with a conservative administration, would probably be swift and immediate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ammonium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I'm not against legalization of prostition or drugs, but the only thing The Netherlands figured out is that simply legalization doesn't make the problems go away. Both drug crime and human trafficking are still a big issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Woodak16@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) May I introduce Nevada? The only state with both casinos and brothels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Lots of states have casinos, this country loves to gamble. My understanding though is the brothels are highly limited in Nevada. Like, they are severely limited to where they can operate. There's not actually any in Las Vegas, for instance. It's hardly the model we should be copying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roboticide@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Lots of states have casinos, this country loves to gamble. My understanding though is the brothels are highly limited in Nevada. Like, they are severely limited to where they can operate. There's not actually any in Las Vegas, for instance. It's hardly the model we should be copying. permalink fedilink source parent