The Grindr 1 Percent Is Getting Its Own Gated Community

Grindr will limit membership numbers to "preserve exclusivity." In a reddit AMA on Friday, in between jokes about gay bears and JD Vance's potential username being CushionCasanova, Grindr CEO George Arison answered a question about the economy. "Inflation is terrible, and there's a massive affordability crisis in this country that our government has ignored since at least 2020," he wrote in the r/wallstreetbets subreddit, where, following the release of the company's quarterly earnings report, he took questions from users. It was a startling admission from the man whose company is about to release a subscription offering intended to price out most Grindr users. On November 17, Edge, a "premium tier" with some AI-powered features costing $120 a month, will be available to members worldwide, according to the report.