We should probably overlook all the trolling that went on, i.e. not automatically assume that the person is a scumbag. I have to admit that when I heard Ashley Madison was a thing, I went to the website to check it out, not because I wanted to have an affair but because I was curious about it as a phenomenon. No, really. It's the same reason that, after watching a Nightline story about high end prostitutes, I checked out the website of one of their profiles dames. I find both interesting from a cultural perspective.
But once I saw that you had to give them an e-mail, I didn't pursue it further. I guess I could have put a bogus one in, but I just forgot about it and moved on.
If, however, someone actually shelled out cash, then, yeah, that's scumbaggery, albeit scumbaggery I should never have found out about.
Like sol, I won't be looking to see if anyone I know went to the site. It makes me feel dirty, and not in a good way. Kind of like how any guy or gal who actually went and looked at pictures of Jennifer Lawrence's naked body should feel. Not entirely analogous scenarios, but close enough.