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

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

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Did the same man create the website? I can't seem to be able to access it

Are you talking about the target of this link from TFA? > a new app called Singularity (only built to open on phones not computers).

it was a joke, but i was refering to the news website

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

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I've thought about making a new dating app. The existing apps suck for 2 reasons: in most markets men are at a significant disadvantage because of how men and women differ in the way they approach dating (and there's also a significantly unfair male:female ratio in many markets). Additionally, none of them are really designed to get people off the app, but rather they're built to increase engagement and keep people o…

Interesting idea. First issue that I thought of: People will create fake profiles to rake in all the money from admirers. Or, if the profiles are genuine, the app quickly becomes a cam/chat site because why would you ever go on a date if you could get paid for just being there and chatting with admirers.

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I've thought about making a new dating app. The existing apps suck for 2 reasons: in most markets men are at a significant disadvantage because of how men and women differ in the way they approach dating (and there's also a significantly unfair male:female ratio in many markets). Additionally, none of them are really designed to get people off the app, but rather they're built to increase engagement and keep people o…

> except that the payment goes to the recipient

I believe you just described escorting/prostitution. Not that I am against sex work, but that app would be DOA.

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I've thought about making a new dating app. The existing apps suck for 2 reasons: in most markets men are at a significant disadvantage because of how men and women differ in the way they approach dating (and there's also a significantly unfair male:female ratio in many markets). Additionally, none of them are really designed to get people off the app, but rather they're built to increase engagement and keep people o…

Interesting idea. First issue that I thought of: People will create fake profiles to rake in all the money from admirers. Or, if the profiles are genuine, the app quickly becomes a cam/chat site because why would you ever go on a date if you could get paid for just being there and chatting with admirers.

It's relatively easy to prevent fake profiles by requiring basic identity checks (phone number, etc).

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I've thought about making a new dating app. The existing apps suck for 2 reasons: in most markets men are at a significant disadvantage because of how men and women differ in the way they approach dating (and there's also a significantly unfair male:female ratio in many markets). Additionally, none of them are really designed to get people off the app, but rather they're built to increase engagement and keep people o…

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

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I've thought about making a new dating app. The existing apps suck for 2 reasons: in most markets men are at a significant disadvantage because of how men and women differ in the way they approach dating (and there's also a significantly unfair male:female ratio in many markets). Additionally, none of them are really designed to get people off the app, but rather they're built to increase engagement and keep people o…

Payment going to message recipient is going to create perverse incentives and people are going to monetize this aspect.

So you’ll have many frustrated users who are simply being gamed for messages.

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

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I've thought about making a new dating app. The existing apps suck for 2 reasons: in most markets men are at a significant disadvantage because of how men and women differ in the way they approach dating (and there's also a significantly unfair male:female ratio in many markets). Additionally, none of them are really designed to get people off the app, but rather they're built to increase engagement and keep people o…

> One idea I've had is to disallow conversation in the app, and instead focus on making date plans if there's a match.

I like that idea.

The business model is tricky to figure out. You'd have to ditch subscription fees and advertising (since both of those models disincentivizes real matchmaking in favor of long-term endless use of the app).

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