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1. 999900000999 · 1790702435 · focus · HN ↗

   Online dating apps do the same exact thing. When you try to disengage they spam you with notifications and emails saying a bunch of people want to talk to you.

   You actually login or god forbid pay for a subscription, all of your matches are disabled bot accounts. I actually have a theory that daiting apps are responsible for a significant portion if not most of those bots.

   I’m actually more willing to work on a gambling or prediction product vs a dating app.

   At least everyone knows gambling is a scam.

   1. SoftTalker · 1790703049 · focus · HN ↗

      Distill it down even further: everything online that promises any kind of reward is a scam.

      1. triceratops · 1790703806 · focus · HN ↗

         Why only online?

         1. someonebaggy · 1790707851 · focus · HN ↗

            Because offline it's possible to punch a scammer in the face. There are still many offline scams, but not as many.
         2. 999900000999 · 1790708068 · focus · HN ↗

            Offline it takes a lot more effort.

            It’s much harder for a 49 year old man to pretend to be 23 year old woman to try to get you to buy feet pics in real life vs online.

   2. hananova · 1790755624 · focus · HN ↗

      Dating apps are a Cursed Problem: If they worked well, they’d be out of business. Therefore they must not work well.

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