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My issue with this is that these decisions aren't necessarily being made because of operating costs. It doesn't cost more to host a man than a woman.
by qshqwudhoquc 6y ago
My issue with this is that these decisions aren't necessarily being made because of operating costs. It doesn't cost more to host a man than a woman.
- gambiting 6y agoHaving too many men can impact the experience women have, and if they leave then the entire platform collapses. The cost to "host" a user is the same regardless of gender but platforms like these work only if the gender ratio is at least somewhat balanced - the fee seems to help with that, just like it does in a physical club(where it also doesn't cost any more to host a man than it does a woman).
- est31 6y agoGender imbalance also negatively impacts the experience of the men: nobody wants too much competition. Currently there are 3 men for every woman on Tinder [0]. [0]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975925/us-tinder-user-ratio-gender/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/975925/us-tinder-user-ra...
- insickness 6y agoGay men are charged $8-13 while gay women are charged $7. Gay men and women aren't dating each other so this has nothing to do with gender imbalance.
- theredlion 6y agoGay men can choose not to pay if they are unhappy with the price
- gambiting 6y agoWell yes, but at least in some places companies introducing different prices based on things like gender or race are not legal. Recently in the UK there was a case where a pub had a promotion where men paid more for drinks on the International Womens day, and someone took them to court over it and won - the court agreed that such pricing based in gender is not legal in the UK. On the other hand, clubs do this all the time without a fuss, but I suspect it's because no one challenged them legally on it yet. In general I'm not a fan of the "gay people can just chose not to pay" argument - it sounds too similar to the one where some companies argued they should be allowed to deny gay people service, since they can simply go somewhere else.
- draw_down 6y agoYeah, you almost get the sense they aren’t running this business out of the kindness of their hearts.
- arketyp 6y agoMore drinks will be bought if there is a certain ratio.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoMeh, it's just like cover prices at a club. As a guy, you can let the "unfairness" bother you, or you can realize it's in your best interest to minimize barriers for women because basically everything is a saugagefest otherwise. Then again, the actual figures in the article tell a different story than the title does. - Queer female under 30: $7/mo - Straight female over 30: $30/mo - Straight male over 50: $35/mo So it's really age in general. Though I'm a male in my 30s in a metro center and it's just showing me $8/mo. Though that's probably just Tinder's AI recognizing me as the gift to women that I am. Also, Tinder Gold is optional. I'm a heavy dating-app user and would never pay for premium features.
- qshqwudhoquc 6y agoDoesn't affect me personally I just thought it sounded weird from an outside perspective.
- Sharlin 6y agoIt's simply supply and demand. There are many more men than women using most dating services.
- PeterisP 6y agoIt's perfectly normal that these decisions aren't necessarily being made because of operating costs, pricing in general is arbitrary and does not have to have any relation whatsoever with costs.
- roenxi 6y agoCommerce has never been done on the basis of operating costs. Go look at the price difference between a cheap shirt and an expensive shirt. The change in operating costs is nothing compared to the price difference.
- mrtksn 6y agoThe cost doesn't have anything to do with the price(except for setting the bare minimum if you want to break even). If the price is higher that what it should be, there's your opportunity to sell your matching service at lower prices.
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