A couple of my guy friends have told me they swipe "Yes" on every single girl. I suspect that this isn't too uncommon.
It also signals a lack of empathy IMO. No one likes being matched and immediately unmatched.
Men who send a lot of swipes get their outgoing swipes throttled. Women who receive a lot of swipes get those swipes throttled, too.
Think about if you were the programmer working on Tinder. The first thing I would build is swipe spam detection.
As I've seen there is a daily limit on swipes (which can be bypassed with an in app purchase).
They're saying 90 swipes in 30 seconds.
If both parties have to swipe in order for them to receive spam, why does Tinder care? In your head, do you think server costs are their primary concern?
That said, however, you do have to be realistic about what kind of woman you can attract.
Also, if you get distracted by someone you're really not into, that can keep you from meeting someone who's a better match for you.
Not specifically Tinder, but rather a good algorithm that improves your signal to noise ratio. The problem there, as i see it, is always users though. Even if the site has an awesome pitch, you need critical mass to feel you have a shot at it.
Perhaps Facebook should buy and integrate something like OkCupid. A data-centric approach to matching, combined with the largest data set (albeit, not tailored for OkCupid..) seems like a very interesting prospect.
edit: Not sure what being picky has to do with dating sites... think i wandered, apologies.
OKCupid has already been bought by the company that owns Tinder and Match.com (unfortunately). This was a year or two ago I think.
I'm not sure how people can sleep with someone they're not attracted to. Isn't being attracted required you know for getting a physical response?
It's complicated, and there's more than one dimension.
I could list a dozen questions about each genders respective choosey levels and tactics.. they're quite common and well known. But at the end of the day, are they even effective? Does each gender even have the same goals? Are males and females even happy with the result of their (conscious or unconscious) behavior?
The two parties in question have such different tactics and tend to play the game so differently. Yet they're dependent on each other (barring additional genders or gender preferences, which only complicate matters in this already confusing discussion haha).
It's all quite puzzling. Personally, i view myself as very different in this data sample, so perhaps i'm so puzzled because i'm so different.. for better or worse. Regardless, i don't understand.