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News | November 11, 2014

New GU Tinder to Match Students Based on Family Assets

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GELARDIN — A new version of Tinder, Wealther, released exclusively at Georgetown matches students based on family assets.

 

Instead of having a Facebook profile picture shown on screen, this new Wealther app has an asset profile listed on screen. The creators of the app believe this version will be “less invasive” and “promote more personal interaction beyond just a look at someone’s face.”

Wealther reported that 82% of matched people ended up taking their date to Cafe Milano.

Wealther reported that 82% of matched people ended up taking their date to Cafe Milano.

 

They were quick to point out the simplicity of the app as it contains no other features or graphics besides a name and a number.

 

The app has received early favorable reviews by students including William Henry Stapleton (MSB 16) who commented that “personality and interests are a very outdated way of matching people.”

 

Several on campus groups also announced their support.

 

“We would like to thank Wealther for helping move past apps where women are too often objectified solely on the pictures they post,” said a statement released by GUWIL.

 

While the majority of feedback was positive, several students did raise objections.

 

“My family’s Swiss bank account won’t show up in the app,” said Carter Wimbley (COL ‘17).

 

Others, such as Prince Thaddeus Vincent Devereaux of Genovia (SFS ‘15), were upset that the app did not list countries or principalities as assets.

 

Many modest Hoyas were worried that they would be too bashful to request that their offshore accounts in the Caymans be listed in their profiles and, thus, diminish their account score.

 

The creators of the Wealther were quick to brag that their app has been successful in creating several  dozen steakhouse and Cafe Milano dates.

 

GUAFSCU issued an official statement commenting that “all bank accounts are beautiful” and “size doesn’t matter.”

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