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Just a theory of mine. I feel that the odds would be greater going to a bar and doing the usual pick up routine vs vetting them ahead of time.

by Yhippa 11y ago

dethstar 11y ago
You really can't know though, unless it's explicitly stated in their profile which I doubt it's very common.
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curiousjorge 11y ago
there's no free lunch, if it reduces the cost of meeting strangers looking for cheap thrills, then it certainly must certainly raise the risks of contracting disease from the very people which it has allowed to freely enter and leave as they please.
fredkbloggs 11y ago
The only barriers to entry are having a smartphone and being able to push a couple buttons and swipe. That's not creating an environment that's even remotely exclusive, and there's zero reason to believe the few people who are excluded by it are more likely than others to have an STI. And vetting them how, anyway? You might be able to find out whether someone is a felon, but I have no idea how I would (legally) find out whether someone has a transmissible STI. This seems like a product of some kind of cognitive bias.
- xeromal 11y ago
  It buys you time. I think that's what the OP was saying. You can stare at a match for as long as you want. In a bar, the deal expires rather quickly.
  - tripzilch 11y ago
    But you can't tell if someone has an STD by staring/looking at them, either.
deanCommie 11y ago
You're falling into a common misconception of assuming you can tell the likelyhood of a person having an STD by the rest of their attributes. Fact is, I see very little correlation. Intelligent, well-paid, well-groomed, well-cultured men who bitch and moan and complain about having to use condoms only wondering if the girl is on birth control. I don't think you can vet someone for STDs ahead of time. You can only practice safe sex and hope for the best.

Just a theory of mine. I feel that the odds would be greater going to a bar and doing the usual pick up routine vs vetting them ahead of time.

by Yhippa 11y ago

Just a theory of mine. I feel that the odds would be greater going to a bar and doing the usual pick up routine vs vetting them ahead of time.

dethstar 11y ago

You really can't know though, unless it's explicitly stated in their profile which I doubt it's very common.

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curiousjorge 11y ago

there's no free lunch, if it reduces the cost of meeting strangers looking for cheap thrills, then it certainly must certainly raise the risks of contracting disease from the very people which it has allowed to freely enter and leave as they please.

fredkbloggs 11y ago

The only barriers to entry are having a smartphone and being able to push a couple buttons and swipe. That's not creating an environment that's even remotely exclusive, and there's zero reason to believe the few people who are excluded by it are more likely than others to have an STI. And vetting them how, anyway? You might be able to find out whether someone is a felon, but I have no idea how I would (legally) find out whether someone has a transmissible STI. This seems like a product of some kind of cognitive bias.

xeromal 11y ago
It buys you time. I think that's what the OP was saying. You can stare at a match for as long as you want. In a bar, the deal expires rather quickly.
- tripzilch 11y ago
  But you can't tell if someone has an STD by staring/looking at them, either.

deanCommie 11y ago

You're falling into a common misconception of assuming you can tell the likelyhood of a person having an STD by the rest of their attributes. Fact is, I see very little correlation. Intelligent, well-paid, well-groomed, well-cultured men who bitch and moan and complain about having to use condoms only wondering if the girl is on birth control. I don't think you can vet someone for STDs ahead of time. You can only practice safe sex and hope for the best.