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Are the apps really at fault here? It's it possible that some men had an inflated sense of self-worth, and the apps are just providing a reality check?


Nope. 80% of top women exclusively go for 20% of top men (pareto principle, true numbers may vary).

Either the average male doing online dating is significantly less attractive than the average male generally, or women have very high standards.

I am gay btw. Got no skin in the game. I had sex with average bisexual men who told me they‘d prefer to have sex with women but can‘t get any.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120723173702/http://blog.okcup...


Those percentages don't pass a simple sanity check. Look around you. The average heterosexual man is in a long-term relationship with a woman. Regardless of dating apps, that is still the default state.

Young male students and technology industry workers are heavily over represented among HN users. Let's not assume that their anecdotal experiences are representative of the broader population.




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