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TikToker's personal 'Grindr Wrapped' round-up leaves viewers floored
We'll stick with Spotify, thank you!
Amidst everyone posting their year-end reviews from Spotify Wrapped, Reddit Recap, and whatever other platforms deliver stats to sum up the last 12 months, one TikToker is taking things to a whole new level with his own personal 2024 Grindr Wrapped.
Joshua Fox (@jshfx) made the bold decision to publicly catalogue his results from a year's worth of Grindr, getting both chaotic and authentic all at once. Sitting in front of a TV display, he sifted through his homemade presentation, which even included charts.
"This year you met up with 84 random [men]," he began, "which might seem like a lot, but we're down 163% from last year, which is what we call growth."
Fox's charts divide the time he spent as a top (55%) vs bottom vs "light fun," how frequently he asked a hookup's name before meeting them in person (only 13% of the time!), and what percentage of his "shags" were near home.
"The other 13% were during that week in America," he added.
There was also a moment in the presentation where Fox dove into the emotions he was feeling before and after his hookups, sharing that his "most common feelings after each meet were shame and regret."
Both the cold hard facts and the emotional component clearly resonated with viewers, launching his video into viral territory with over 2.6 million views in just two days.
"This is satiric, sad, humorous, and eye-opening, all at the same time," @jpviguen wrote. "It's brilliant. It's depressing. Just perfect."
"we listen and we don't judge," reads one comment, while another followed up with, "i'm listening and i'm judging."
Even the official Grindr account jumped in, writing, "this is so good."
@jshfx The stats are innnn 😇 #grindr #grindrwrapped #gay
As amusing (and lowkey terrifying) as the idea of hook-up apps doing a personal yearly round-up might be, ultimately, it seems likely Fox made his as part of an ongoing attempt to be transparent about his struggles with hookup culture following his divorce. In a subsequent video, he shared that he has a book coming out about his Grindr experiences called What You Into?
"The day my husband left me, I had no idea how to process that," he admitted. "So I just started writing, and then I never stopped. At the start, it was just documenting me spiraling into Grindr and casual hookups, just to try and feel something, and then turning to sex with strangers for validation. And this is a toxic cycle so many people are stuck in, too."
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
