The irony of Tinder is that in some ways the lack of information, or text, is actually less superficial than having the information.
— Sean Rad, CEO of Tinder, tells Rolling Stone that just because the dating app relies primarily on images doesn t mean it s vain and superficial. A photograph has a lot of information in it, when you think about it, Rad said. If I post a picture of myself on a ski slope, that says something different than a photo taken in Vegas at the pool at Encore. Tinder allows users to swipe right on a person s photo if they re interested, and swipe left if they re not. Mutual right-swiping means a match and possible chatting — using text.
