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> He's offering prizes of up to $7,000 in value to anyone who can help him get a date, and ultimately, a wife. That's the gist of the article. I don't like on
by betwixthewires 5y ago
> He's offering prizes of up to $7,000 in value to anyone who can help him get a date, and ultimately, a wife.
That's the gist of the article.
I don't like online dating either. But this "social experiment" is just, I dunno, grimy?
- dleslie 5y agoHe also plans to hand out the money after the wedding. It's all very... Transactional.
- photochemsyn 5y agoIn my experience of human society, marriage is extremely transactional. It's modern legal form was invented largely to legally codify how wealth transfers related to marriages would be handled, essentially. A marriage in today's society is more of a business partnership than anything else; infidelity is as common as not. Often in wealthy circles joint business ownership precludes divorce as well, so enter the side partners. Typical aristocratic nonsense, which is what you get with Empires.
- COGlory 5y agoI'm very sorry that has been your experience.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoEvery interaction in life is transactional. But there is no requirement to view or focus on everything through a single lens.
- handmodel 5y agoI've joked to friends (but would follow through) that if they introduce me to my future wife I would give them 5k. That is such a small amount of money to help you find the most important person in your life. I think its a bit worse to pay for dates/access which is the entire premise of dating apps, matchmakers, clubs etc. because those dont have a vested interest in helping you find anything long and successful. In fact, its the opposite.
- betwixthewires 5y agoThe transactional nature of it doesn't bother me. Plenty of cultures and people do arranged marriages and stuff like that. It's just, how he has a lottery for freelance head hunters, a bounty, it's gross.
- godelski 5y agoHonestly it just sounds like he's outsourcing a match maker. There are professional match markers and they aren't uncommon. It's also pretty common for friends and family to play match maker. I'm not sure I'd use a professional match maker but this isn't too weird.
- MattGaiser 5y agoPeople pay for matchmakers all the time.
- webmobdev 5y agoBeing an indian, I find this funny - in our culture (and I guess most asian cultures), it is quite common for the elders in our social network do so much unsolicited match-making that it can sometimes be irksome. :) India even has matchmaking websites for those wanting to find a suitable partner for marriage (half of the posts in it will be from parents / relatives of the prospective bride / groom). It's actually quite a competitive and lucrative business. Apart from charging for membership, these sites also abuse lax privacy laws and sell the individual profiles to data brokers and marketing divisions of various industries.
- gajjanag 5y ago> Apart from charging for membership, these sites also abuse lax privacy laws and sell the individual profiles to data brokers and marketing divisions of various industries. Am curious - do you think the Match group is any different? Their market cap suggests that they also do the same...
- webmobdev 5y agoI don't know - I wouldn't be surprised though. I was just pointing out that lax privacy laws allows an online service to get away with a lot ...