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by probably_wrong 971 days ago
A similar dynamic was first suggested by the OkCupid blog in their famous article "Why you should never pay for online dating".

Link: https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/okcupid/whyyoushouldneverpa...

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To me this is an argument that everyone should pay for online dating. In other words, eliminate the freemium model. This would remove most of the dead profiles, and the paid users would have incentive to meet people ASAP instead of quietly lurk forever.