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Are we the baddies?

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692 points AndrewSwift | 1 comments | 06 Jul 25 05:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.291s | source
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protocolture ◴[06 Jul 25 07:26 UTC] No.44478596[source]▶
>But eventually the market will fix this, right? People will feel sick of being manipulated and move elsewhere?

You can literally go outside and talk to people. There's no moat around dating apps. Human beings continue to exist in meatspace. I am yet to see a dating app contract that prevents you from being casually approached by strangers. Heck matchmakers still exist.

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seydor ◴[06 Jul 25 07:42 UTC] No.44478658[source]▶
> You can literally go outside and talk to people.

You can't . If you talk to modern city people the way you casually said 'hi' to strangers in the 90s , at best you 'll end up in a tiktok branded as a creepy person

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Klonoar ◴[06 Jul 25 08:26 UTC] No.44478865[source]▶
No? Just... don't be creepy.

I've done this a few times over the last few days alone (in Seattle no less, a city infamous for being antisocial - though I'm willing to accept some were tourists for the 4th).

IME, people are actually starved for human interaction.

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bragh ◴[06 Jul 25 08:37 UTC] No.44478916[source]▶
It makes no sense to have a high risk of getting blasted all over local Facebook groups/Instagram/Tiktok for daring to approach while being ugly when they can use dating apps for zero risk. And if dating apps feel expensive to use, then there is Photofeeler also to validate your attractiveness.
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1. __turbobrew__ ◴[06 Jul 25 16:34 UTC] No.44482110[source]▶
Honestly if you are ugly the only chance you have of getting a partner is in real life. Dating apps only serve the top 10% of men, and this isn’t even red pill incel conspiracy, this is fact corroborated by studies done by companies such as okcupid.

Second, if you talk to a stranger in line at the coffee shop nobody is going to put you on the local creeper list, maybe just don’t comment on how smooth their skin is.