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How (and when) to consolidate communities? (A guide)
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Federated Dating App? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was trying to explain federated websites to a friend and she asked if there is a federated dating app. She recently went through a break up and the apps are dreadful as I'm sure many of you know.

It'd be hard to launch a dating system on the fediverse because it the type of service that relies heavily on network effects. People want to be on the dating app with the most people. However, I think there is an opportunity because the mainstream apps are so notoriously awful, monetized, and enshitified.

It could be a community within an existing network or it could be its own website. I don't know, I'm just putting the idea out there.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I am working on website that is Okcupid for Jobs. You follow @[email protected] and it posts questions that help you match with other professionals that might work well with you.

and the apps are dreadful as I’m sure many of you know.

What about Federation would make the apps better?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What about Federation would make the apps better?

Rooting out the incentive the company have for you NOT to find a stable partner and uninstall.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

That's a good point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Not owned by a corporation driven by a profit motive.