U.S. Government Spent $432,000 Studying Gay Hookup Apps in 2014 Because It’s Running Out Of Shit To Blow Cash On
The United States’ national deficit is currently sitting at a respectable $18 trillion and some change. That’s “trillion” with a T. A trillion is a thousand billion. That’s a one, an eight, and about a hundred zeros. Granted, some of that money is spent on cool shit, like fighter jets that are invisible to radar, for example, but some of these funds are blown on real head-scratchers.
Did you know that the 2014 national budget included $432,000 earmarked for a group at Columbia University to research gay hookup apps?
From the Washington Free Beacon:
The government awarded $432,000 to Columbia University to interview gay men who use GPS dating apps and determine whether it increases their likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behavior.
“Smartphone technologies have provided a new venue for sexual partnering among men who have sex with men (MSM),” the grant for the project states. “Indeed, there are a rapidly growing number of smartphone applications designed to facilitate sexual partnering among MSM.”
The study suggests that gay men are hooking up more frequently due to apps such as Grindr, which uses GPS technology to locate other men.
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— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) January 21, 2015
Exactly, Martha. And?
It’s unclear exactly why this study was conducted. The data — which is common sense stuff that shouldn’t require a dime to determine — tells us these apps are hooking gay guys up at a higher rate, but the linked article doesn’t reveal why exactly this data was needed, or why the federal government chose to study homosexuals as opposed to the general population.
In the whole scheme of things, 432 grand is a drop in the bucket in terms of the U.S. national budget, but, uh, people we elected into office legitimately signed off on allocating this money to research apps that are designed for gay dudes to hook up and share boner pics. It seems rather frivolous and is no different than budgeting funds to study why those cheeky swimsuit bottoms are so hot right now, or why boobs are good, or the direct correlation between the level of crazy and the number of selfies a girl takes per day.
“So, what’d you guys find?”
“Whole lotta dicks.”
Just spend money on more useful stuff. I don’t know..
[via The Washington Free Beacon]
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Can we start #STOPHASHTAGS2015 please?
11 years ago at 6:00 pm#No
11 years ago at 9:58 pmWhat the fuck is this? Too scared to post more dirty rush bullshit so you give us gay shit? This is low
11 years ago at 6:01 pmShut up Meg stop fucking commenting don’t think you’ve ever gotten a positive response
11 years ago at 6:29 pmDorn typed “Gay Hookup Apps” into google for personal reasons, and 10 minutes later we have this “article”..
11 years ago at 6:06 pmIn all seriousness, this is a total fucking joke. What a huge waste of taxpayer money. Liberals have completely ruined this country.
11 years ago at 6:07 pmUnfortunately the government does this rather often, I can think of several researches they have done for the military that was a complete waste.
11 years ago at 6:43 pmShould put more money into the public schools so Soldier above me can learn research is already plural
11 years ago at 7:21 pmAuto correct is a bitch much like you and you mother.
11 years ago at 8:33 pmWhat gets me even more is that to simply INTERVIEW PEOPLE WHO USE THE APP they needed 400 thousand dollars. I’m sure the “scientist/researcher/retard” made an Excel spreadsheet afterwards but that might cost about an hour of a grad student’s time. If you want to look at government inefficiency, here is a good example.
11 years ago at 8:23 pmThanks, Obama.
11 years ago at 6:08 pmno problem
11 years ago at 1:57 pmThanks Obama. Actually, no. Fuck you for continuing to run this great country in to the ground.
11 years ago at 6:09 pmwoops, sorry about that
11 years ago at 6:47 pmApplying for grant money for research is really hard to do and thoroughly reviewed . Anyone who has gone to grad/med school knows this. Not saying this money could have been used in a better way or the researchers didn’t screw up, but trying to cut funding for scientific research so you can save a few bucks is the dumbest thing a country can do.
11 years ago at 9:29 pmIn what world does this qualify as Scientific research?
11 years ago at 2:32 amI’m not sure where the constitution says the national government can spend our money on science. So that would be the realm of the state government. Also science survived for years with private funding and no government funding. Why do we need the government to fund it now.
11 years ago at 9:28 amBecause government funded science has never accomplished anything, like landing on the moon and flipping the bird to the Soviets. I hate liberals as much as the next guy on this site, but stuff like this usually has applications that aren’t obvious (military navigation research giving us GPS for Tinder, the space program giving us velcro). Funding research isn’t a government power that needs to be in the Constitution. The Constitution doesn’t give Congress the power to pay a plumber to unclog the toilets, either, but I’m sure there’s one in the Capitol.
11 years ago at 11:52 amWhen will people realize that the government can not do anything right?
11 years ago at 10:34 pmI imagine that last line were the exact words Dorno said to his therapist after walking in on his mom when he was 11.
11 years ago at 10:41 pmMore military spending!
11 years ago at 12:43 am