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1. purplepatrick · 1790817358 · focus · HN ↗

   Cute. Of course, beyond basic deal breakers, neither do people know their preferences (but they think they do), nor do the majority of preference categories actually matter.

   This is a common problem with all dating apps. Specifically, interests, hobbies, daily routines, objectives, etc. have nothing to do with compatibility.

   “We like the same things!” is the compatibility signal of a naive 22-yr old…

   1. alexey-salmin · 1790832058 · focus · HN ↗

      > “We like the same things!” is the compatibility signal of a naive 22-yr old…

      What signals do you suggest? Regardless of whether it's feasible to put them in the dating app.

      1. morkalork · 1790832364 · focus · HN ↗

         The OkCupid guys figured out that it was (potential) that best predicted stable relationships and everything else was just a proxy for that feature. Similar/compatible education level? Just a proxy for income. Similar/compatible hobbies? Guess what, also a proxy for income!

         1. californical · 1790838835 · focus · HN ↗

            As somebody who met my spouse on there, I can confirm that their algorithm was amazing back in the day.

            Though it definitely wasn’t income proxies as the only criteria, it probably was a decent part..

            I also met a couple other people that I had good relationships with on that site. All in the 90%+ range of their compatibility scores. There weren’t many people in those tiers for me though. Any time a 90% match appeared was a big deal, there were only ever a few!

            Anyone I met in the 80% range was usually also pretty great

            Go much below their 80% match score and meeting in person didn’t usually go so well.

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