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Has anyone made some sort of Nostr dating app? Every single guy I talk to seems very frustrated with the centralized dating apps that currently exist. Wouldn't one that isn't so exploitive do better?

But then again, the big problem to solve is, how do you get the single women on here?
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Elephant in the root · 119w
The problem is the destruction of the dating market, not the app. Women go to dating apps for validation, not to find a partner. The incentives are broken and there's no fix. You can't force women to reply for obvious reasons.
Leo Wandersleb · 119w
What is a nostr dating app? If it's an app and not a protocol, what do you need nostr for? A dating app but with nostr login? Maybe something like "Bang with Friends" but with some fancy crypto such that third parties can't figure out what's going on? https://i.nostr.build/nWYKE.png If you make i...
Leo Wandersleb · 119w
The main problem for any dating or otherwise matching app (Uber, AirBnB, MyHammer, ...) is to get a sufficient density in any one location. Also most dating apps are inundated by hookers and horny men and kept engaging for the latter by bots. How could you possibly fix that with nostr?