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by durnygbur 1355 days ago
> Hinge is owned by Match Group [...] AFAIK the only "big" dating app that they don't own is Bumble.

Bumble/Badoo have some Russian connotations... so the choice is between cancer or syphilis. Within the last 10 years we voluntarily have delegated our mating preselection to them... and "in real world" is even worse...
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AlexandrB 1355 days ago
> Within the last 10 years we voluntarily have delegated our mating preselection to them.

I think this might be true for a subset of people, but I've personally had zero luck with online dating and have met all my partners IRL. It is interesting to consider if the FTC will ever take action on Match Group's near monopoly here.

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swagasaurus-rex 1355 days ago
In the real world is scarier. I seriously doubt it's worse, unless you live in a small town with no choices.

Dating apps lower the barrier to entry. This is actually a bad thing for men, because it floods the dating market with competition from men who would otherwise be too offputting or antisocial or meek. There is currently no way for women to filter out these men via software (they would if they could).

Just like in business, it's easier to stay in business if there is a barrier to entry.

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