Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy Allowed

Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by jedberg on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:08AM (#21629401)

There is a reason movies don't price based on popularity. Because it sends a subtle (and not so subtle) signal of popularity.

People would rather do without than do something unpopular.

The people with the low prices would still not get messages, because who wants to message someone so unpopular that you're the only one interested in them?

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Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by netsharc on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:48AM (#21629967)

Hah, just like in that Black Mirror episode, where the main character avoids interacting with the waiter with a 3.x rating for fear of being judged by others as someone of lower status (score).

Alain de Botton has an illuminating documentary about status (2h30m version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1MqJPHxy6g, 5m version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iipn6yM43sM)

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Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by hombre_fatal on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:38PM (#21630593)

Yeah, one of the last signals you ever want to be sending out in the dating world is how undesirable other people find you.

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Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by aty268 on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:40AM (#21629880)

I've always wondered about why popularity based pricing doesn't exist in everyday life. This explanation makes sense. Thank you.

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