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sweetro17

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    Comment #39366177

    I see your point here - and I do agree, from experience, people sometimes express a desire for a bit of reality distortion in dating (we often heard that they want the experience t…

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    Comment #39365374

    +1 - one of the biggest things we found actually, is externalizing the potentially uncomfortable elements of dating generally helps people be more authentic and focus on getting to…

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    Comment #39365317

    There are statistics studies both endorsing and invalidating this concept. Some OkCupid / Tinder data suggest that "likes" are not evenly distributed, which has been extrapolated o…

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    Comment #39365237

    I could see it for sure - it'd at least be worth experimenting with. Beyond the functionality itself, I'd be most curious about how the idea that its a non-profit influences percep…

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    Comment #39364867

    OkCupid actually wrote an article about this that's pretty interesting - https://theblog.okcupid.com/why-okcupid-is-changing-how-you-... tl;dr tons of spam / offensive messages. I …

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    Comment #39364829

    For sure! "something you just can’t short-cut with technology" - totally agree - it can be a helpful part of the process provided the service is in service of the customer's goals,…

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    Comment #39364800

    Great qs - As for why apps don't show profiles more randomly - I think because the space is so competitive, perceived quality is so important and frankly its "easy" for apps to lev…

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    Comment #39364536

    Former dating app founder here - lots of thoughts on the space - feel free to AMA High level though, there's a lot of human behavior which makes dating frustrating with or without …

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    Comment #34660873

    this must be a leaked nathan for you script