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Real life works pretty well if there’s no pandemic currently going on
by read_if_gay_ 6y ago
Real life works pretty well if there’s no pandemic currently going on
- elric 6y agoFor a large number of people, it obviously doesn't. If it did, there wouldn't be a market for dating apps. Tinder and Grindr each have a user base in the millions. Many people pay for dating websites like OKCupid. This was true before the pandemic, and continue to be true.
- Nextgrid 6y agoDo dating apps "work" for those people any better than real life though? I'd argue that if you are male, you need to be in the top X (20?) percent to get any success on these apps, and if you are there then you'd get just as much success in real life.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoThe market exists because swiping is the easy route. But that does not necessarily imply a higher rate of success.
- indigochill 6y agoAs a long-time long-distance dater, I must acknowledge "real life" has some killer features: 1. You both must be local, which means you have opportunities to hang out and see each other in a wider context than long-distance makes possible. 2. Assuming you pick from within your social circle and not random bar hookups, you probably have at least a few friends in common who can vet the match. 3. Corollary to 2, if you're single and lucky, sometimes friends might play matchmaker, and mutual friends are the best "love algorithm" because they actually know you and give a shit. This is of course on top of avoiding all the dark patterns the dating monopoly inflicts upon its users.