this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Plus there's the whole economy of people who don't have access to credit cards, but can buy gift cards in person, or trade for them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This. And even if you have one, maybe Tinder is not the company you want to share your credit card details with?

OTOH, I think you need a facebook account to log in? It used to be like that a few years ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is for people who don't want their SO to see Tinder on their statement

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

For example, and there may be good reasons for that, too. Picture a person in an abusive/violent relationship who tries to escape.