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If all you have is one signal, it'll naturally acquire lots of importance This is it. Tinder users only have two or three criteria: Photo, Location, Profession

If all you have is one signal, it'll naturally acquire lots of importance This is it. Tinder users only have two or three criteria: Photo, Location, Profession (PhoLoPro). One cannot blame women for choosing the financially stable and handsome men or blame men for going for the pretty and close women. This is all they can choose from. If you are going to play the Tinder game you have to abide by the rules; Men: Be handsome & seemingly stable and don't be not handsome and seemingly unstable. Women: Be attractive (whatever that means) and don t be unattractive.

ryandrake 9y ago
You've pretty much described the dating/hookup scene outside of Tinder as well. Funny how technology changes nothing.
- creaghpatr 9y ago
  technology scales and/or amplifies the effects
- dv_dt 9y ago
  Well in Tinders case, you've eliminated factors such as voice or smell or, I don't know, dance ability or interactions with others, etc.
- rokhayakebe 9y ago
  Not as much. Outside of Tinder men have a range of other attributes that can help them: personality, timing, etc... Looks matter a lot more on Tinder for men than in real life. Maybe the same is true for women, I haven't asked.
  - owebmaster 9y ago
    > Not as much. Outside of Tinder men have a range of other attributes that can help them: personality, timing, etc... Same way in Tinder, after the match you still have to flirt. The similarity is in the optimization for the first contact.
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hyperpallium 9y ago
Thinking in terms of competitive advantage, there's premium, niche and lowest-cost provider. The thing about niches, is that with enough of them, many people can be the number one choice for someone. These niches require richer data (as you say), but also richer awareness of what characteristics really would suit you. Of course, this doesn't help if what someone really wants is whatever everyone else wants, or to beat them.

ryandrake 9y ago

You've pretty much described the dating/hookup scene outside of Tinder as well. Funny how technology changes nothing.

creaghpatr 9y ago
technology scales and/or amplifies the effects
dv_dt 9y ago
Well in Tinders case, you've eliminated factors such as voice or smell or, I don't know, dance ability or interactions with others, etc.
rokhayakebe 9y ago
Not as much. Outside of Tinder men have a range of other attributes that can help them: personality, timing, etc... Looks matter a lot more on Tinder for men than in real life. Maybe the same is true for women, I haven't asked.
- owebmaster 9y ago
  > Not as much. Outside of Tinder men have a range of other attributes that can help them: personality, timing, etc... Same way in Tinder, after the match you still have to flirt. The similarity is in the optimization for the first contact.
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hyperpallium 9y ago

Thinking in terms of competitive advantage, there's premium, niche and lowest-cost provider. The thing about niches, is that with enough of them, many people can be the number one choice for someone. These niches require richer data (as you say), but also richer awareness of what characteristics really would suit you. Of course, this doesn't help if what someone really wants is whatever everyone else wants, or to beat them.