This is a complicated and very interesting problem; we had some fantastic related discussion here[1][2] earlier this year. I like your angle of population size

This is a complicated and very interesting problem; we had some fantastic related discussion here[1][2] earlier this year. I like your angle of population size being the "input" of some n^2 "matching algorithm" -- it's probably a bit too game theoretic in practice, but I think it makes sense. I'm of the opinion that online dating has been creating some real market problems; as you mention, communities were small and people met within their own circles back in the 60s. But nowadays there are millions of people just a swipe away, and FOMO can be really strong, and as such, supply/demand curves are extremely skewed. Fun article! [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22406583 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22406583 [2] https://dvt.name/2020/02/24/rfc-lets-disrupt-dating-apps/ https://dvt.name/2020/02/24/rfc-lets-disrupt-dating-apps/