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The problem with dating apps is that it can very often be pretty unclear whether the person is actually worth getting to know or not (cute pictures =/= compatib

The problem with dating apps is that it can very often be pretty unclear whether the person is actually worth getting to know or not (cute pictures =/= compatible personality). Which is why, IMO, the killer feature for dating apps would be one where everyone has to feature a video of themselves on their profile, like TikTok (there's one dating app that does exactly that, called Snack, but it never really took off and the network effect is crucial). You learn infinitely more about a person from a video than any amount of pictures can tell you. To a lesser degree, same with voice, which Hinge just added as an option.

meristem 5y ago
This assumes the best (or worst) of one's personality shows through in a video.
- zachkatz 5y ago
  No, the assumption is that video shows a more accurate portrayal of one's personality [than just photos/text], because it's closer in resolution to real life. In other words, if you agree that meeting someone in real life is the most accurate portrayal of them, then video is a much better proxy for that than just photos and text.
  - dane-pgp 5y ago
    I'm not sure how much of someone's personality you can determine from a pre-recorded, scripted monologue to the camera. A video can show you how physically attractive some is, slightly better than a photo can (and you could hear if they have a beautiful or annoying voice, unless they're putting on a fake voice) but for personality you need to see how they react in different situations. Even if you can infer things about their personality from the video, that doesn't tell you anything about their likes and dislikes, which can be useful for text-based filtering. Users could mention their likes and dislikes in their videos, but you'd end up having to watch hours of irrelevant footage just to find one match, which isn't a great UX, and is expensive for the site too.
    - zachkatz 5y ago
      >I'm not sure how much of someone's personality you can determine from a pre-recorded, scripted monologue to the camera. You can determine a lot because what they decide to post/record says a LOT about them. Like, waaay more than just choosing whatever random photos of them.

meristem 5y ago

This assumes the best (or worst) of one's personality shows through in a video.

zachkatz 5y ago
No, the assumption is that video shows a more accurate portrayal of one's personality [than just photos/text], because it's closer in resolution to real life. In other words, if you agree that meeting someone in real life is the most accurate portrayal of them, then video is a much better proxy for that than just photos and text.
- dane-pgp 5y ago
  I'm not sure how much of someone's personality you can determine from a pre-recorded, scripted monologue to the camera. A video can show you how physically attractive some is, slightly better than a photo can (and you could hear if they have a beautiful or annoying voice, unless they're putting on a fake voice) but for personality you need to see how they react in different situations. Even if you can infer things about their personality from the video, that doesn't tell you anything about their likes and dislikes, which can be useful for text-based filtering. Users could mention their likes and dislikes in their videos, but you'd end up having to watch hours of irrelevant footage just to find one match, which isn't a great UX, and is expensive for the site too.
  - zachkatz 5y ago
    >I'm not sure how much of someone's personality you can determine from a pre-recorded, scripted monologue to the camera. You can determine a lot because what they decide to post/record says a LOT about them. Like, waaay more than just choosing whatever random photos of them.