Built on Hate

I hate a lot of things. While people are out there preaching about how hate is too strong a word, how we should be careful before using it, I’m pretty sure they’re wrong. Hate actually works. It bonds people in a way that liking stuff never does.

So there’s this app called Hater that figured this out. You list the things you despise and it matches you with other people who despise the same things. It’s genius, really—a dating app built on shared disdain instead of shared interests. Which probably says something about how we actually connect, but I’m not going to get into it.

There’s a perfect logic to it. If you’re going to spend time with someone, you might as well make sure you hate the same things. At least then when you’re both watching the news or scrolling, you’ve got something that feels honest to bond over. Not oh, you like hiking too? but genuine mutual contempt.

Maybe that’s actually the future of dating. Skip the faked enthusiasm and just find someone who sees through the same bullshit you do.