>Online dating is just manifest of what happens in real life idk. What you are describing here is a pretty specific dynamic created by a specific environment.

>Online dating is just manifest of what happens in real life idk. What you are describing here is a pretty specific dynamic created by a specific environment. I mean.. some things will carry into other contexts but the "game theory" only plays out in an efficient, legible, high velocity context. When I was in college, most casual hookups started drunkenly at dance bars. Looks played, for sure. But... The guys that shagged for medals were generally the most outgoing guys... the ones that made the most moves. I might have tried hitting on a random girl once or twice per year. My housemate tried 10 times per week... or more.