> I found you could use essentially the same vulnerability to get other users to “like” your profile. Obviously you could abuse this in order to match with anyo

> I found you could use essentially the same vulnerability to get other users to “like” your profile. Obviously you could abuse this in order to match with anyone you could trick into clicking a link, or you could spam the link to a bunch of people to increase your profile’s rankings in whatever mysterious algorithm OkCupid uses to suggest people. Ha! They should have used this to increase their evolutionary fitness! Assumptions about matchmaking app algorithms are the crux of my behavior on dating apps. Far far greater influence than other users independent impression of my profile or me trying to put a best foot forward.