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If you are saying that the profile photos on dating sites seem a lot less staged, than you are right. Good quality cameras on cell phones were not nearly as ub
by jugg1es 4y ago
If you are saying that the profile photos on dating sites seem a lot less staged, than you are right. Good quality cameras on cell phones were not nearly as ubiquitous in 2010 as they are now. I think it was better back then because you could get a good sense of the person's personality from their photos than you can now.
- soylentcola 4y agoAlso, it wasn't a given that you were only/primarily using it via a mobile app. I remember frequently browsing OkC and chatting with people on my computer during lunch. It was a lot more focused on saying things before they turned into another swipe/mobile-centric platform.
- bschne 4y agoI just recently saw a documentary excerpt where two women were browsing and discussing profiles on a dating site in the early aughts — there sure seemed to be more info and more engagement with a given profile. Whether that actually led to better outcomes, I don't know, but the difference is pretty big.