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[2012]

A 2020 version: 18 Yr Old Woman Tries Being A Man on Tinder https://youtu.be/DZTIbHIsIYw

She tries to get as many matches and dates as possible using the male host's pictures. Spoiler: after a week of paltry messages and matches, she says she's "struggling" and "feeling down, even though it's not my damn profile. I thought this would be easy. I don't want to do this again. I hate this."

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Year added above. Thanks!

Also, discussion from back then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4165544

Wow, that guy was on the more attractive side of the spectrum, too.

Reminds how eternally grateful I should be that my romantic life predates Tinder.

Tinder looks a lot of fun. Wasn't around before I got with my current partner. The closest we got was "hot or not" where you could rate pictures of the opposite sex (or the same sex if you preffered) from 1 to 10. Had a lot of fun "competing" with friends on that.

Tinder might be a lot of fun for college kids on campus or spring break, because the pool is fairy homogenous and almost everyone will be within walking distance leading to instant dates. For adults looking for something substantial in a broader area it's hot garbage. There's also a VERY specific skill set to Tinder you'll have to develop; you can be attractive, do well on other online dating sites and be able to meet women at parties easily enough and still fail hard.