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Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm

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ValentineC · 1790811622 · focus · HN ↗
The pilot targeting only government workers reminds me a lot of Lee Kuan Yew's various eugenics policies:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#In_Singapore" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#In_Singapore
It certainly doesn't help that the app conveniently targets those between 21 to 35 years of age, which is just before advanced maternal age (also the age where single Singaporeans qualify for public housing).
1. Der_Einzige · 1790817753 · focus · HN ↗
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  1. vuurmot · 1790833511 · focus · HN ↗
    well in this case, the woman would have to be sufficient, or they would only degrade the eugenic project

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