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I'm not sure what would constitute ethical versus not ethical exactly, but increasingly I've wondered if some governments will start supporting dating apps, if
by derbOac 2y ago
I'm not sure what would constitute ethical versus not ethical exactly, but increasingly I've wondered if some governments will start supporting dating apps, if birthrates decline enough. Is that better than a private corporation app? Maybe or maybe not but it seems like it might change the "ethical issue landscape".
Or maybe dating apps per se will fade away and dating functionality will just get folded into more general purpose apps and sites.
- internetter 2y agoI define ethical as an app that is designed to do its job as effectively as possible. That is to say, match the most compatible individuals without stupid retention games. The problem is, this isn’t a good business model. I would fully support a state funded dating app (so long as the dating app wasn’t actually controlled by the state because then it would just be weird)
- lmm 2y agoThe Tokyo government is trying. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15292637 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15292637
- netdevphoenix 2y agoI know this is a mostly software forum but the thought that you can successfully achieve long lasting romantic relationships with an app is so HN. A more economic policy would be to subsidise low-impact team sports that have lower fitness requirements than soccer or basketball.
- apeescape 2y agoI think Russians hinted at something like that being in the works over there. Might not be a bad idea for a rapidly aging country to do something like that.