[shiroiushi]

>It reminds me of using Facebook Marketplace vs Craigslist. FBM is full of the worst, flakiest people to coordinate a transaction with. The added friction from CL cuts down of the number of drive-bys and lowballers somewhat.

Totally opposite of my experience when I was last using them. CL was absolutely full of scammers trying to send me cashier's checks for stuff. FBM had people who were real people, who actually came with cash to buy my stuff. FBM's UI was absolutely terrible, but it was worth it to avoid all the scamming on CL.

>Online dating seems miserable!

I met all my girlfriends on there in the past couple of decades. The latest one is working out wonderfully. Sure, there were some bad dates and some not-so-great people, but you'll get that anywhere.