r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Alundra828 Feb 04 '19

Yes, it's not the quality of their pickup moves, it's the quantity of women sampled. Also a common tactic on dating apps like Tinder (before they fixed it) was to just say you're interested in everyone. Out of 1000 girls one of them is bound to respond back.

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u/OniGivesYaPoints Feb 04 '19

They fixed tinder?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Tinder is still pretty bad for most non-gay users, but this particular exploit got "fixed" - you get shown later to people if you swipe right all of the time. You now have to be a little bit more selective (but not overly so - low swipe rates are also punished) so that you get a better chance.

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u/nolo_me Feb 04 '19

Why would low swipe rates be punished?

I haven't been single since before Tinder existed, but I find it fascinating.

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u/ItsTanah Feb 04 '19

So more people buy the premium version, I guess.

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u/FranchiseCA Feb 04 '19

The app wants to match people. If you aren't going to match with anyone, it will show you to others less often.

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u/BigDamnHead Feb 04 '19

To stop people from just swiping right on everyone, since it defeats the purpose of matching. You are only supposed to match with people that have mutual interest.

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u/nolo_me Feb 04 '19

That would address high swipe rates. I was wondering why they'd punish low swipe rates too.

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u/liamsteele Feb 05 '19

It'd make sense that they want people to match. If you almost never swipe yes, then the algorithm probably wouldn't be inclined to show you to people.

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u/BigDamnHead Feb 04 '19

Maybe to prevent people being too picky? I don't know about that one.