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What's a low stakes conspiracy theory you believe? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/chat@hexbear.net
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We've got a bunch of new people now so let's bring back a classic post. What low stakes conspiracy theory do you believe that you cannot prove but feels right to you?

I'll start: I believe that dating apps have made a concerted effort to smear in person meeting people and tie it to being "creepy" through social media so you are forced to meet people online(which was the creepy option just 15 years ago)

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[–] 80 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Dating apps deliberately match you with incompatible people so you keep returning and paying for premium.

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  • [–] 59 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    there’s no way this isn’t true. i have personally experienced this on those apps.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    When I am using dating apps, I completely delete my account and remake it every few weeks.

    From my experience, they give your profile a lot of extra reach in the first 2-3 weeks or so before throttling it.

    It's been a while since I've done this, though, I imagine they'll eventually start combating that strategy if they're not doing it already.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I wonder if there's a way to game it so you actually get matched with people you are compatible with, ie. by pretending to be someone else as far as the algorithm is concerned. Or if their algorithms are so good that you can't even get away with that.

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