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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.
by 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 agoI'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.