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Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by JimboOmega on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:24AM (#21629659)
Only OkCupid does; Tinder barely tries and even then it's hidden. For the most part the selling point is that you get introduced to people you wouldn't just meet in your normal social cirlces/events. Apps besides OkCupid have mostly moved to the model where you put in a few basic facts (age/sex, do you drink, etc), upload some pictures, a short (< 500 characters in Tinder) text blob, and off you go swiping. There's no attempt to match you on interests let alone any deeper compatibility metrics.

Also on the data collection front, the business model is more based around advertising, and just knowing you're single is all the info they need. They can bombard you with ads for events to go to, clothes to wear, etc. You're the most lucrative market if you're 18-35 and single.

Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by lnanek2 on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:49PM (#21630744)
Actually, they do try to match you on attractiveness. Also how much you swipe. If you swipe to like every profile you get different results.
Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by JimboOmega on Monday November 25, 2019 @03:08PM (#21632221)
This is what I meant by "barely". It still makes no effort to actually look for compatibility.