One thing is that I might want to talk to people I disagree with. OkCupid has a feature where you can say like “I smoke” but also “I want a partner who doesn’t smoke” (not sure why you would want that, but there it is)… maybe I would want to meet someone who is more disciplined or serious about certain things to see if I should get more serious about those things for example. Smart people are sick of echo chambers.
Yeah I see the appeal in that. But for this app it didn’t seem worth investing in that sort of either or functionality, and if I have to pick one, I expect people are more interested in matching with those who agree than those who disagree.
One thing is that I might want to talk to people I disagree with. OkCupid has a feature where you can say like “I smoke” but also “I want a partner who doesn’t smoke” (not sure why you would want that, but there it is)… maybe I would want to meet someone who is more disciplined or serious about certain things to see if I should get more serious about those things for example. Smart people are sick of echo chambers.
Yeah I see the appeal in that. But for this app it didn’t seem worth investing in that sort of either or functionality, and if I have to pick one, I expect people are more interested in matching with those who agree than those who disagree.