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Friday, June 30, 2017

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Brendan Alper

Over half a million people around the world now use the dating app “Hater” which Pawtucket native Brendan Alper designed to help match people based on things they don’t like.

There are three thousand topics people can bond over their hatred of, like paying for guacamole and slow-walking.

Alper, Hater founder and CEO, says the idea started off in a comedy sketch and grew into reality from there.

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The Brown University graduate and his app have been recognized by Business Insider, Maxim and Tech Crunch.

Hater will launch an Android version in August and moving forward, Alper says they will push for more of a social element on the app.

So what are the top five things Rhode Island Hater users hate the most? Alper says they are: Vladimir Putin, All Lives Matter, tipping less than 15%, Tech Blogs and the show Girls on HBO.

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#50 West Virginia

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
50 25.83 2016
47 32.11 2014
48 30.61 2012
49 30.33 2010
49 30.49 2008
46 33.67 2004
48 30.17 2002

#49 Arkansas

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
49 27.95 2016
45 32.45 2014
49 28.28 2012
50 25.63 2010
48 32.96 2008
49 28.73 2004
50 22.80 2002

#48 Kentucky

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
48 30.53 2016
44 32.65 2014
45 32.40 2012
47 32.70 2010
47 34.67 2008
48 32.64 2004
46 31.12 2002

#47 Louisiana

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
47 31.40 2016
48 31.34 2014
44 35.64 2012
45 35.27 2010
46 35.58 2008
42 36.68 2004
44 32.45 2002

#46 Mississippi

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
46 29.84 2016
49 30.86 2014
50 26.05 2012
48 32.43 2010
50 29.81 2008
50 27.50 2004
49 28.73 2002

#45 Nevada

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
45 32.75 2016
50 30.77 2014
47 30.80 2012
46 34.03 2010
45 37.02 2008
43 36.09 2004
42 38.61 2002

#44 Oklahoma

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
44 34.62 2016
43 34.86 2014
40 39.93 2012
39 40.32 2010
38 41.85 2008
35 42.67 2004
37 40.29 2002

#43 South Carolina

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
43 35.84 2016
40 39.99 2014
43 37.12 2012
43 36.10 2010
42 39.12 2008
44 35.94 2004
41 38.98 2002

#42 Florida

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
42 38.81 2016
37 43.46 2014
38 42.15 2012
40 39.96 2010
37 43.76 2008
32 44.49 2004
29 46.47 2002

#41 Maine

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
41 38.39 2016
41 36.65 2014
39 40.74 2012
42 37.56 2010
39 41.82 2008
33 43.47 2004
36 40.53 2002

#40 Tennessee

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
40 40.21 2016
36 43.74 2014
35 44.44 2012
41 38.85 2010
40 40.32 2008
34 42.79 2004
40 39.46 2002

#39 South Dakota

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
39 41.55 2016
42 35.06 2014
42 37.79 2012
38 41.58 2010
41 39.64 2008
47 33.33 2004
47 30.50 2002

#38 Hawaii

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
38 40.34 2016
35 44.37 2014
36 44.19 2012
36 43.87 2010
28 51.23 2008
39 40.07 2004
43 33.98 2002

#37 Alabama

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
37 42.67 2016
32 46.11 2014
30 48.59 2012
31 47.29 2010
29 49.99 2008
36 42.38 2004
33 44.97 2002

#36 Iowa

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
36 43.51 2016
31 48.01 2014
31 47.30 2012
32 46.59 2010
35 45.90 2008
37 41.92 2004
35 42.54 2002

#35 Montana

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
35 43.73 2016
39 42.95 2014
37 43.20 2012
35 44.37 2010
32 48.15 2008
38 40.67 2004
34 44.14 2002

#34 Wyoming

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
34 43.01 2016
46 32.13 2014
46 32.18 2012
44 35.76 2010
43 38.38 2008
41 38.74 2004
38 39.53 2002

#33 Alaska

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
33 44.86 2016
38 43.22 2014
41 38.73 2012
37 42.79 2010
44 37.68 2008
40 39.91 2004
39 39.53 2002

#32 Idaho

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
32 46.30 2016
33 45.44 2014
34 44.70 2012
27 49.84 2010
27 51.37 2008
30 49.05 2004
26 51.01 2002

#31 Kansas

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
31 48.43 2016
28 49.47 2014
24 53.64 2012
23 55.48 2010
24 54.18 2008
26 53.12 2004
22 56.90 2002

#30 Indiana

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
30 49.23 2016
27 50.40 2014
27 50.63 2012
28 49.70 2010
33 47.75 2008
29 50.75 2004
30 46.09 2002

#29 North Dakota

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
29 49.72 2016
29 48.72 2014
32 46.75 2012
33 46.39 2010
31 48.92 2008
45 34.55 2004
45 31.72 2002

#28 MIssouri

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
28 50.60 2016
34 44.62 2014
29 48.90 2012
30 48.44 2010
30 49.62 2008
31 48.13 2004
28 47.49 2002

#27 Vermont

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
27 52.58 2016
18 58.99 2014
14 62.43 2012
17 59.30 2010
19 58.78 2008
22 56.02 2004
31 46.06 2002

#26 Ohio

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
26 52.31 2016
26 51.72 2014
28 49.06 2012
29 49.47 2010
36 45.25 2008
24 54.20 2004
27 49.24 2002

#25 Georgia

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
25 53.53 2016
23 55.03 2014
26 51.47 2012
25 51.71 2010
25 53.30 2008
18 58.12 2004
15 60.16 2002

#24 Nebraska

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
24 53.52 2016
30 48.15 2014
33 45.44 2012
34 45.53 2010
34 47.52 2008
28 50.93 2004
32 44.97 2002

#23 Arizona

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
23 54.87 2016
19 58.96 2014
16 61.56 2012
15 60.21 2010
17 61.34 2008
17 58.50 2004
18 58.60 2002

#22 Wisconsin

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
22 55.06 2016
25 53.90 2014
25 53.07 2012
24 55.02 2010
22 57.12 2008
27 51.78 2004
25 53.74 2002

#21 New Mexico

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
21 55.18 2016
24 54.91 2014
22 56.55 2012
18 59.05 2010
16 61.86 2008
14 61.75 2004
20 57.89 2002

#20 Texas

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
20 58.65 2016
20 58.56 2014
19 59.91 2012
19 58.33 2010
20 57.78 2008
23 54.93 2004
14 60.35 2002

#19 New York

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
19 57.54 2016
11 64.99 2014
13 62.85 2012
16 59.47 2010
15 62.22 2008
15 60.66 2004
12 64.54 2002

#18 New Jersey

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
18 59.39 2016
16 61.32 2014
15 62.11 2012
11 62.97 2010
12 63.44 2008
7 69.05 2004
7 69.95 2002

#17 Illinois

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
17 59.50 2016
21 58.27 2014
18 60.81 2012
20 57.13 2010
21 57.19 2008
21 56.59 2004
19 58.38 2002

#16 Michigan

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
16 58.75 2016
22 57.10 2014
23 55.03 2012
26 50.74 2010
26 52.27 2008
25 54.03 2004
24 54.52 2002

#15 Rhode Island

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
15 59.83 2016
13 64.20 2014
17 61.22 2012
22 56.36 2010
10 66.69 2008
11 64.03 2004
21 57.30 2002

#14 Pennsylvania

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
14 61.54 2016
14 63.06 2014
11 64.16 2012
14 60.78 2010
13 63.23 2008
16 60.38 2004
16 59.82 2002

#13 Oregon

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
13 62.32 2016
17 59.55 2014
20 57.84 2012
21 56.53 2010
23 56.17 2008
19 57.78 2004
23 55.54 2002

#12 North Carolina

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
12 62.64 2016
15 62.04 2014
21 57.80 2012
13 61.42 2010
18 59.63 2008
20 57.31 2004
17 58.91 2002

#11 New Hampshire

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
11 65.31 2016
8 66.88 2014
10 66.07 2012
7 68.69 2010
9 67.90 2008
12 63.46 2004
13 63.44 2002

#10 Delaware

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
10 65.38 2016
10 65.34 2014
8 69.16 2012
10 63.26 2010
14 62.30 2008
13 62.54 2004
11 65.54 2002

#9 Virginia

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
9 65.87 2016
7 71.58 2014
6 71.23 2012
8 68.05 2010
6 70.33 2008
5 72.30 2004
5 73.33 2002

#8 Utah

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
8 69.14 2016
5 74.01 2014
7 69.83 2012
5 71.26 2010
8 69.21 2008
9 66.51 2004
9 68.26 2002

#7 Minnesota

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
7 69.57 2016
12 64.35 2014
12 63.39 2012
12 62.65 2010
11 64.06 2008
8 67.51 2004
10 65.87 2002

#6 Connecticut

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
6 71.04 2016
9 65.51 2014
9 68.49 2012
9 66.56 2010
7 70.18 2008
10 66.26 2004
8 68.58 2002

#5 Washington

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
5 71.83 2016
6 72.71 2014
5 71.88 2012
6 70.23 2010
5 72.09 2008
6 69.89 2004
6 71.81 2002

#4 California

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
4 75.94 2016
3 76.64 2014
3 75.70 2012
4 73.85 2010
4 74.62 2008
2 78.88 2004
3 80.37 2002

#3 Maryland

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
3 80.30 2016
2 81.48 2014
2 79.41 2012
2 77.05 2010
2 80.04 2008
4 78.19 2004
4 77.86 2002

#2 Colorado

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
2 80.40 2016
4 74.60 2014
4 75.07 2012
3 75.73 2010
3 78.32 2008
3 78.77 2004
2 80.58 2002

#1 Massachusetts

State Overall Ranking

Rank Average Score Year
1 83.66 2016
1 86.59 2014
1 86.40 2012
1 82.61 2010
1 82.61 2008
1 84.35 2004
1 84.90 2002

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