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> It may be ethical as far as not charging users to connect Actually, I think "charging users to connect" is the only way to make an ethical dating app. The ke
by andrewflnr 2y ago
> It may be ethical as far as not charging users to connect
Actually, I think "charging users to connect" is the only way to make an ethical dating app. The key thing is, everyone pays the same amount, and gets the same abilities within the platform. No freemium, no free riders. Everyone helps keep the platform sustainable.
You do still have to deal with the perverse incentive to keep people on the platform, but I have an even crazier idea for that: one-time single payment. Now the platform is incentivized to get people off the platform while still being satisfied enough to recommend it to incoming users. I suspect that could go badly in different ways, and might not be necessary if it's generally acting in the users' favor (possibly because of my craziest idea, having it be user-owned). I'm still thinking about it.
That or someone needs to run it as a charity. I'm not sure if that's more or less crazyb than the previous ideas.
- petre 2y agoIt could be run by the government, since they're the ones who need to worry about demographic decline.
- andrewflnr 2y agoOh yeah, dating.gov will really bring in the singles.
- Asraelite 2y agoThe government is allowed to hire a marketing team.
- tveita 2y agofertilize.us
- defrost 2y agoBack in the day if you really wanted to hook up there were the Bachelors and Spinsters Inseminators Balls. The burning cars and ferals weren't for everyone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH_RWBSQ9ic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH_RWBSQ9ic