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Re:Peter Thiel backs conservative dating app The Right Stuff by csdvrx on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @02:42PM (#30351610)
> There are 5 men for every woman on Tinder. I wonder what kind of ratio there would be at this app,

Among humans, the sex ratio is about .5. If you are noticing a different ratio, you have a selection effect at play.

> I imagine young male conservatives outnumber female consertives by a huge number.

Speak for yourself!

I personally find very disturbing than male geeks assume I must be some kind of leftist. Hell, no!

OTOH, I appreciate they announce their colors so easily. It makes avoiding them much easier for me.

Re:Peter Thiel backs conservative dating app The Right Stuff by dragonwriter on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @02:45PM (#30351647)
> Among humans, the sex ratio is about .5. If you are noticing a different ratio, you have a selection effect at play.

Yes, neither “people who identify as conservative” nor ”people who choose to use dating apps” are random samples of humanity, both have significant biases on many axes, including (in both cases and in the same direction) gender.