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by giantg2 1221 days ago
"Is there any way to fix online dating?"

What specifically do you think is broken about it?

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My guess is that there's waaaay more men on online dating platforms than women
The numbers I saw for tinder are about 2:1 men:women. But how is this manifest as a problem? Men are typically the ones initiating advances regardless of online or offline, so I would expect to see higher participation rates in both spaces with relatively lower success rates compared to women.

To "fix" this, is something requiring gender parity in selection agency/opportunity. This is far beyond an online dating thing and requires deep societal changes. Even though Bumble has taken some steps to change the initiation process and still have a similar ratio.