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I see you're getting downvoted, which is funny because I've proposed the same idea on HN a few times and a lot of people thought it was a good idea. Maybe the w
by ravenstine 7y ago
I see you're getting downvoted, which is funny because I've proposed the same idea on HN a few times and a lot of people thought it was a good idea. Maybe the weight thing isn't necessary with everything else in play, but otherwise I think this is something that should be tried. Yet nobody has bitten. Perhaps that means it's either not viable or of interest to investors.
- _jal 7y agoPerhaps the concept of outsourcing the vetting of potential mates' physical characteristics strikes folks as disturbing.
- scottmcf 7y agoDating apps are creepy enough as they are.
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoAnd yet it's been pretty common for a long time and still is in a lot of cultures - mostly for traits like income/wealth and family though. Matchmaking and forced marriages are still very much a thing.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoI think what is disturbing is people’s propensity to lie about something so objectively false. As far as I know, vetting potential mates’ physical characteristics has happened for thousands of years, whenever families/friends/coworkers propose a match. I might even think this is a superior system as people are bad at perceiving their own price in the mating market, and an outside appraisal is frequently more accurate.
- fortran77 7y agoReally!? You don't care if your potential mate is male or female, young or old?
- KibbutzDalia 7y agoPeople have a right to an “affectional preference.” The strange thing is that the same people who wouldn’t question the right of a man to not be attracted to women (for example) are most likely to be disturbed or that someone may have a weight preference.
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