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Ashley Madison Says It Added 4 Million Members Since the Hack (cnn.com)
New submitter fardindany writes with news that the months-old Ashley Madison hack seems to have had little impact on new users joining up. CNN reports: "Despite the infamous hack that exposed millions of cheaters online, infidelity dating site Ashley Madison says its ranks are growing. At the time of the hack, Ashley Madison said it had 39 million members. The website now says it has more than 43 million members, according to a rolling count on its homepage."
Without some really strong evidence, why would anyone believe these 4 million new members aren't 99% AI-controlled bots? Or at least 99% of the new female users.
-- All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- Edmund Burke
I have to ask the question: In a world where something like this exists, why even bother with the pretense of 'marriage' at all anymore? In the U.S. the divorce rate is at least 50%, and it's as bad in many places all over the world; it's not far-fetched to assume that even in places where the rate is low, it just means people are cheating on their spouses and not bothering with divorce. Even ignoring that, what's the purpose of marriage in modern times, anyway? Bastardy used to carry a huge social stigma, but I don't see that being so in modern times. Beyond that it's just a civil contract, with all that implies, and when the people involved decide to split, it complicates things. Really, in the modern world, what's the point? It's not like anyone seems to be taking it seriously as a 'committment'.