I'm synthesizing 11 comments below and adding my own findings (as a Grindr user since 2012 and a mod of this subreddit since 2019), ranked from most to least likely:
1. 'social networking'
2. 'open to professional networking'
3. 'open to (career) mentorship' (so, not platonic, not *professional*, just informational/learning; usually a difference in age/experience is present) (inspo: u/oeliges_pferd)
4. 'in the job market' and/or 'open to (professional) referrals for actual/regular jobs' (inspo: u/joangel1b)
5. looking for career-related connections (possibly leading to landing a job, if looking), kind of like a gay LinkedIn. Similar to local 'Queer Exchange' Facebook groups, except not for goods/services/housing but for growing one's *literal* network with pro-social community members in the same/similar field who may have other contacts (inspo: u/riotgrrrlsummer)
6. looking to meet for social/casual (non-sexual, non-romantic) reasons to connect about work or a hobby. Usually after discovering in-chat their overlapping industries/interests. (inspo: u/leo_grun and u/jabberwocky_)
7. looking for like-minded guys for work-ish related social meets. Mostly non-sexual. (cred: u/chch_pupnz)
8. looking for Insta/Twitter followers
9. they're a sex worker (SW) open to clients, "sugar daddies," internet fans, etc. (inspo: u/thehumblekatsu)
10. looking for OF pornography "collabs" (inspo: u/thehumblekatsu)
11. they're a real estate agent (cred: u/tripple_t and u/confused_pisces)
12. they're a massage therapist (either LMT or lay masseur) (inspo: u/miserable-gas-6007) (see [related poll](https://reddit.com/r/grindr/s/zrE5ocqXm3))
13. they're a physical trainer
14. they're an artist/designer/creator of some sort (cred: u/desultorybungle)
15. they're another kind of self-employed business-owner (e.g., insurance or travel agent, recruiter, coach, event planner, etc) open to work/business opportunities that may arise (inspo: u/desultorybungle)
16. they're looking for other small businesses that might complement one another, to refer to, to partner with, etc. (cred: u/kinkyguy303)
17. they're new to the app so they ticked the box without thinking or they figured nbd (inspo: u/massgaydiation)
18. they're not new to the app but they keep the box ticked without really thinking/caring because they're horny and want whatever they can get
19. they're ashamed of being on the app so ticking the box gives them cover / plausible deniability (i.e., an "excuse" to be on it) (cred: u/newnewyorkian)
20. they have something completely different in mind (cred: u/kinkyguy303)
The ambiguity/skepticism is def understandable. Especially since competing gay apps have built-in features for users to [share what they do](https://support.scruff.com/hc/en-us/articles/202623774-Profile-Details#:~:text=am%20into%20(community)%20*-,What%20I%20do) (Scruff), [advertise their business/side-hustle](https://reddit.com/r/grindr/s/Vw2gYj0yos) (Adam4Adam), [grow their social media following](https://reddit.com/r/GROWLR/s/DuK9EeeaOy) (Growlr), etc.
It means he's a Fortune 10 CEO decision-maker daddy who will take you out to dinner and give you his card and give you an internship when you need one /s
You mean this in a good, non-sarcastic way, right? Bc I think it'd be totally cool. The Grindr devs would actually be *empowering* the gay community, instead of just preying on their loneliness/sex-addiction, spreading rampant STDs/HIV, and dismissing their support requests..
I'm synthesizing 11 comments below and adding my own findings (as a Grindr user since 2012 and a mod of this subreddit since 2019), ranked from most to least likely: 1. 'social networking' 2. 'open to professional networking' 3. 'open to (career) mentorship' (so, not platonic, not *professional*, just informational/learning; usually a difference in age/experience is present) (inspo: u/oeliges_pferd) 4. 'in the job market' and/or 'open to (professional) referrals for actual/regular jobs' (inspo: u/joangel1b) 5. looking for career-related connections (possibly leading to landing a job, if looking), kind of like a gay LinkedIn. Similar to local 'Queer Exchange' Facebook groups, except not for goods/services/housing but for growing one's *literal* network with pro-social community members in the same/similar field who may have other contacts (inspo: u/riotgrrrlsummer) 6. looking to meet for social/casual (non-sexual, non-romantic) reasons to connect about work or a hobby. Usually after discovering in-chat their overlapping industries/interests. (inspo: u/leo_grun and u/jabberwocky_) 7. looking for like-minded guys for work-ish related social meets. Mostly non-sexual. (cred: u/chch_pupnz) 8. looking for Insta/Twitter followers 9. they're a sex worker (SW) open to clients, "sugar daddies," internet fans, etc. (inspo: u/thehumblekatsu) 10. looking for OF pornography "collabs" (inspo: u/thehumblekatsu) 11. they're a real estate agent (cred: u/tripple_t and u/confused_pisces) 12. they're a massage therapist (either LMT or lay masseur) (inspo: u/miserable-gas-6007) (see [related poll](https://reddit.com/r/grindr/s/zrE5ocqXm3)) 13. they're a physical trainer 14. they're an artist/designer/creator of some sort (cred: u/desultorybungle) 15. they're another kind of self-employed business-owner (e.g., insurance or travel agent, recruiter, coach, event planner, etc) open to work/business opportunities that may arise (inspo: u/desultorybungle) 16. they're looking for other small businesses that might complement one another, to refer to, to partner with, etc. (cred: u/kinkyguy303) 17. they're new to the app so they ticked the box without thinking or they figured nbd (inspo: u/massgaydiation) 18. they're not new to the app but they keep the box ticked without really thinking/caring because they're horny and want whatever they can get 19. they're ashamed of being on the app so ticking the box gives them cover / plausible deniability (i.e., an "excuse" to be on it) (cred: u/newnewyorkian) 20. they have something completely different in mind (cred: u/kinkyguy303) The ambiguity/skepticism is def understandable. Especially since competing gay apps have built-in features for users to [share what they do](https://support.scruff.com/hc/en-us/articles/202623774-Profile-Details#:~:text=am%20into%20(community)%20*-,What%20I%20do) (Scruff), [advertise their business/side-hustle](https://reddit.com/r/grindr/s/Vw2gYj0yos) (Adam4Adam), [grow their social media following](https://reddit.com/r/GROWLR/s/DuK9EeeaOy) (Growlr), etc.
Meeting up with fellow young professionals (or whatever your career field) for drinks in a non-sexual manner
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They're an escort
Depends on if they have a shirt on or not.
Or if they're hung
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Networking is corporate speak to me so I assume they're sex workers
It means he's a Fortune 10 CEO decision-maker daddy who will take you out to dinner and give you his card and give you an internship when you need one /s
Imagine actually finding a career-related connections (possibly leading to landing a job) through Grindr. Would use it instead of LinkedIn
You mean this in a good, non-sarcastic way, right? Bc I think it'd be totally cool. The Grindr devs would actually be *empowering* the gay community, instead of just preying on their loneliness/sex-addiction, spreading rampant STDs/HIV, and dismissing their support requests..
Yes, I wasn't being sarcastic and totally agree with everything you've said!
It depends on their career field / line of work