“Hobley noted that in the past two years, the dating site has seen a 1,000 percent increase in political terms showing up in daters' profiles.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/13/tinder-okcupid-have-given-up-finding-you-soul-mate-their-ads-even-admit-it/?utm_term=.139e530371f1 …
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OKC doesn't exactly give you matches. All users are visible, and the filters (match %, distance, online now, etc.) are set by the user. So two PC vegan non-binaries can match 99%, but so can two gun-toting, Bible-loving MAGA folks. And they can ALL access each other if they want.
Allegedly all users are visible. And yet, change how you answer certain questions, and magically the number of visible users in your area will drop like a stone.
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I wonder if it's algorithmic or a consequence of action from above. A lot of dating profiles might feel the need to be as attractive as possible. You are supposed to signal how good of a mate you are. Progressive politics are the new photo of you and your dog.
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Progressive politics are unattractive to lots of people, many of whom are on OK Cupid.
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Is there evidence of this? And which certain questions do you think those are? Because I can say anecdotally that I've come across many, many woman on OKC who give non-PC answers on LGBT issues, guns, or really any hot-button issue there is. I still see them.
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You didn't answer this,
@primalpoly. I respect you and your work, but it's hard to think you aren't just making a baseless claim for the sake of the narrative. Lots of platforms have suppressed conservative ideas, but I have no reason to think OK Cupid is one of them. Am I wrong?
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