Saying someone is a first-degree connection implies to me that I already know them. Changing what a first degree connection is doesn't lower the barrier - it's

Saying someone is a first-degree connection implies to me that I already know them. Changing what a first degree connection is doesn't lower the barrier - it's just confusing. Trying to redefine something I already understand doesn't make much sense to me at all. Tinder has been showing users people who they are already friends with for as long as I've had the Tinder app. Tinder isn't as useful if you already know the person, but it's still got use.