> but I don't think being an asshole is unethical. Maybe I don't know the right meaning of "ethics", then. But putting bots on dating apps is lying to people

> but I don't think being an asshole is unethical. Maybe I don't know the right meaning of "ethics", then. But putting bots on dating apps is lying to people on the other side, and hurts them, in a very intimate and personal way. People put time and emotional energy considering their matches and whether to swipe etc, and the resonance of the conversation. So you're polluting that space, both with the catfishing / leading people on, or (more likely) confusing them and making them question themselves / their profile / how to relate to other humans. Is that not unethical to you? Have you talked to people who have been victims of that? My gf was actually quite afraid that I was a bot when we connected; it almost blocked our chance.