Is Grindr a Slot Machine in My Pocket?
Category: QUEER VOICES
The metaphor of gambling is frequently used to describe love and sex, and Grindr can have the feel of a slot machine -- the signature ding-ding-dings of Vegas replaced by the buh-da-dump notification alert for cached messages.
By Jaime Woo, Contributor
Cultural Critic, Author of "Meet Grindr: How One App Changed T..., 2013-02-23