source: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/15rkqw9/oc_changes_in_how_couples_in_the_us_met/

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Even setting aside dating apps, most irl spaces where it's generally socially acceptable to meet people are already profit oriented. I'm sure that a big part of this is because of creeps ruining it for everyone else by hitting on everyone at a park or whatever, but sometimes I wonder if part of it isn't also business owners trying to push people into bars and clubs.

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      In a lot of irl spaces where I live, women can enter on discounted prices or for free, and this is done by the ownership to prevent the bar or club from becoming a sausage fest. Online dating doesn't have that, so it ends up with 80% of the userbase being guys, and all the issues that causes.

      I'm not saying that online dating needs to copy that model and start getting gross/sleazy promoters, I'm just saying there's a reason why it's used at clubs and bars. A more equal gender split would do a lot to improve the online dating experience.