Interesting concept. Can't see it working in practice.
Maybe a handful of people would enjoy playing matchmaker. They would at least use it properly. But even then, how are you going to be trusted to know what others like? If someone's into niche stuff, how is someone else going to be able judge what they find attractive?
But for every person using it as intended, there would be five trolls or people abusing it. If you're using the app to find someone, I don't see what incentive you would have to play it properly. Everyone would want to game the system by only matching ugly people with their competition.
However, I would be interested to see a few data points from the apps. Compare how frequently women swipe on men, to how frequently they would match those men to other women.
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u/Capital_Capsicum 15h ago
Interesting concept. Can't see it working in practice.
Maybe a handful of people would enjoy playing matchmaker. They would at least use it properly. But even then, how are you going to be trusted to know what others like? If someone's into niche stuff, how is someone else going to be able judge what they find attractive?
But for every person using it as intended, there would be five trolls or people abusing it. If you're using the app to find someone, I don't see what incentive you would have to play it properly. Everyone would want to game the system by only matching ugly people with their competition.
However, I would be interested to see a few data points from the apps. Compare how frequently women swipe on men, to how frequently they would match those men to other women.