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RFC: Let’s Disrupt Dating Apps
Dating has shifted from primarily non-selecting situations, like real-life community or shared context, to selecting up front through profiles & photos.
This has scrambled people’s intuition around the difference between filtering & selection. You used to meet someone organically and evaluate compatibility over time,... See more
Creex.comThe incentives of dating apps actively discourage building algorithms that show compatible matches, since finding a compatible match means you no longer need their product. You really are put in a room with total strangers, most likely the wrong kind, instead of those with similar interests and values. If you met the right stranger, you’d hit it... See more
Shreeda Segan • Dangerous Dating Protocols Web
In addition to being modeled after addictive casino games, online dating and apps are optimized for user engagement (i.e. membership and advertising revenue) instead of user desired outcome (i.e. finding your future husband).