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I'm a cofounder of a dating app and we actually resisted letting people filter for race. Not sure about the impact on metrics but it is our current position. We

I'm a cofounder of a dating app and we actually resisted letting people filter for race. Not sure about the impact on metrics but it is our current position. We let people filter on nationality instead because that speaks to the person's values and world views. We also let people filter based on personality and language. It's been interesting and fun trying to fix what's wrong with online dating. The big thing being the misalignment of interest. https://www.fairytrail.app/reinventing-the-online-dating-business-model-together/ https://www.fairytrail.app/reinventing-the-online-dating-bus...

scarmig 6y ago
> The big thing being the misalignment of interest. Could you elaborate what you mean by this? I'm currently out of the market, but your app looks more interesting than the typical one. Best of luck with it!
coupdejarnac 6y ago
It seems to me that not being able to filter people for things like race is an antipattern designed to increase engagement. IE waste my time trying to find what I want. Unless you're willing to not optimize your income, I doubt you'll be able to solve online dating.
- rhizome 6y ago
  Isn't "solv[ing] online dating" a business antipattern?
  - coupdejarnac 6y ago
    Yes, exactly. :)