It seems the shallowness of starting on the footing of what someone looks like alone kind of renders this point moot. If you're trying to identify compatibility

It seems the shallowness of starting on the footing of what someone looks like alone kind of renders this point moot. If you're trying to identify compatibility based on who a person really is, their profile photo may be the least ideal place to start. If anything, I think this at least gets the user a foot in the door more often.