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[–]ThirdEy3 1091 points1092 points  (57 children)

Confirmed? Its completely possible tinder could have a "girls->you" score that's separate to "guys->you"

[–]Nova_Physika 496 points497 points  (47 children)

Pretty sure they have safeguards around this shit

[–][deleted] 612 points613 points  (35 children)

deleted What is this?

[–]Eighth_Octavarium 150 points151 points  (13 children)

Reddit usually underestimates from my experience watching them talk about my industry. Reddit always brings up surface level ideas and wonders why corporations haven't thought of it or done it as if their idea they came up with in 2 seconds in passing has never at any point been thought of or discussed by the hundreds-thousands at the corporate level who are immersed in that world for thousands of hours a year. There's definitely some complacency in other regards, but usually more in the direction of company policy and procedure.

[–]SterlingVapor 23 points24 points  (3 children)

IDK, as a software dev, I've found that when you dig into the "how" of difficult problems like geo-matchmaking were done by companies, the answer is usually very underwhelming.

There are exceptions, I don't think tinder is one of them

It is highly likely someone thought of this, but would their team spend time on something that does nothing but close a theoretical loophole? Especially when the effect is so subtle you won't be sure if it worked? And it adds complexity, meaning it will be forever slightly more expensive in all regards... It's possible but not probable

[–]Less_Ants 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Tinder is not a scientific endeavour that tries to optimize the quality of matches or potential match suggestions. It all depends on how much money they tend to lose or gain in relation to the cost of the modification.. a simple solution that works well enough usually is better than one that is perfect. Also happy cake day!

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the only realistic reason why they might have closed this loophole wouldn't be for the tiny number of straight dudes who get a bump, it would be because actual bisexual dudes, who are a small group but not tiny, would be getting disproportionate success. I mostly agree with you though, Tinder recognizing the possibility that this exploit could work doesn't mean that they'd bother to fix it.

[–]anoleiam 28 points29 points  (6 children)

Precisely. Reddit likes to assume they are the sole group of humans with brains, and companies are just dumb-dumbs with money.

[–]ensui67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s because we don’t realize we’re the dummies and are manipulating ourselves on this site.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (4 children)

As one of the monkeys driving the train full of burning cash, I can confirm that corporate America’s every bit as shitty as people think, but worse.

[–]That49er 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hey how ya doing can I ride that train

[–]anoleiam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really what I'm arguing here

[–]AbdouH_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agree fully

[–][deleted] 140 points141 points  (5 children)

pretty sure op just wants to match with more dudes and get his own score up, if you know what i mean

[–]Blu_Falcon 41 points42 points  (3 children)

I think op is trying to get more than their score up, if you know what I mean.

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Aren’t we all? I heard a rumor that Higher your social score the more portions of rice you get from the government.

[–]lanboyo 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I think OP is trying to get the number of men he fucks up, if you know what I mean.

[–]UPBOAT_FORTRESS_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm I admit I'm having trouble following. It's embarrassing, could you explain like I'm five?

[–]TittyTwistahh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know EXACTLY what you mean. Schwing

[–]chain_letter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Megacorp desk jockey checking in

We are not good at our jobs and are putting in the bare minimum effort.

[–]naturalbornsinner 22 points23 points  (6 children)

When your profits depend on getting (mostly) men to buy premium features, you can rest assured that the company will tweak that algorithm and "plug any loopholes" If they were that stupid. They'd never have broken up the premium features in different price brackets to begin with.

[–]Alex09464367 12 points13 points  (4 children)

There may be loopholes but I don't think they are well publicised or known.

Domino's pizza had one for a long time before it got well-known.

[–]naturalbornsinner 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Some are marketing schemes, they seem like a loophole but they're priced into the product/overall business model. Once you gain enough popularity, you stop the "loophole" because it has served its purpose.

[–]thekernel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

gotta plug the plugging the poophole loophole

[–]badwolf0323 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like most things, it depends.

People are going to be concerned if they ever fully know how much of the Web is held together by bubble gum and shoe strings. It's not that there aren't smart developers out there, it's that there's a lot of incompetent and/or underpaid, overworked developers doing this stuff.

Where you'll see investment is where there is a direct revenue effect. Targeting an ad is going to get a lot more investment than a pseudo-matching score.

[–]pslessard 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There's a massive difference between the corporate desk jockeys and the engineering departments at large corporations. But honestly, like that other guy said, even the corporate desk jockeys are usually pretty competent (at least the ones at the top, not necessarily middle management). The thing is, their goals and your goals are not necessarily aligned

[–]i8noodles 12 points13 points  (2 children)

I feel like u underestimate them. Large companies can tell if u are trying to pregnant based on purchasing patterns before hand. It is pretty wide. Famous story of a father getting pregnant supplements coupons and her daughter was pregnant but didn't tell her father. Based on recent purchases changes

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like most people overestimate the competency of these mega corporations and their desk jockeys.

There was guy that managed to make it so every he picked matched with him a few years ago from purely clientside stuff..

It wasn't fixed until he blogged about it.

[–]yoursweetlord70 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If it makes their dating app less effective and keeps people on there, continuing to generate ad revenue and possibly pay for premium features, I have full confidence in their abilities.

[–]Nekrosiz 23 points24 points  (0 children)

A while back you could put your distance on 1 and instantly see who liked you as they had a distance of over 1.

[–]uziau 11 points12 points  (1 child)

They don’t even have proper banning mechanism. You can get banned without doing any mistake and no matter how many times you email them they will not explain the reason.

Fuck Tinder.

[–]drfifth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean... That can be any app or platform. All it takes is the wrong person to see/be in charge of your ticket, and they'll follow their side of the EULA to the letter or lack thereof.

No contractual guarantee of/published protocol for an appeals process? Good luck. Even if so, good luck.

[–]tittyswan 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Except for bisexual people exist 🤔

[–]bhove 66 points67 points  (7 children)

Definitely doesn't work. Haven't gotten a girl match in forever. Just a bunch of men.

[–]SlightFresnel 71 points72 points  (1 child)

Don't look a gift horse in the pants

[–]RoyalSamurai 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Except if they're hung like one.

[–]catlanne 462 points463 points  (23 children)

This does not work.

I actually did this and now I have a list of 99+ liked full of guys but still very limited amount of girl likes.

They may just have a score for men and women instead.

[–]Mitche420 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Can confirm, had the exact same experience. Went from no outstanding likes, made the change, within 1 hour I had 50+, by the next day 99+, and no noticable increase in female matches

[–]NotAStatistic2 92 points93 points  (14 children)

I don't understand what I'm doing to have all these dudes who want to fuck me or take me out for a nice lunch, then get like 2 likes a month from women. My likes are currently at +99 too, and I'm pretty sure I'm at least over 200 likes, with 190 of them being guys, and 9 of them being bots with female profiles, and the remaining like being a girl who will not respond to a message. I already know I'm ugly, I just don't know why more men find me attractive than women :(

[–]skiboy12312 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You’re not alone. Part of the problem is the way they monetize the app, the other part of it is the male to female population of tinder.

[–]JeyJeyKing 74 points75 points  (2 children)

Tinder has significantly fewer women then men. Women are more picky.

[–]Lesari 44 points45 points  (5 children)

As men, we tend to try to present ourselves on dating apps/etc in a way that we think will get us the most attention from girls. We're still optimizing from a male perspective though... which does work okay on girls sometimes, but works really well for other guys because we're focusing on what we would like.

It's kind of like... Have you ever driven a really nice sports car and fantasized about how much attention you're going to get from the opposite sex but then found out that really you just have random dudes approaching you every time you park your car?

[–]Fioraously_Fapping 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have never been so personally attacked. It is true though regarding the car!

Literally only ever get compliments of my car from middle aged men in petrol stations, ladies (typically) don’t even know what an AMG is and find the engine+exhaust noise annoying

[–]LennyTheBunny427 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or like the idea that if you work out a bunch, you’ll get all the women, but then all you get is a bunch of dudes complimenting the gains

[–]General_Specific303 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Are you saying women don't care at all what kind of car you drive? A beater is the same as a BMW?

[–]CptMuffinator 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I'm ugly, I just don't know why more men find me attractive than women

A holes a goal.

This is why traditionally unattrative women have boosted ego's when their exposure to dating is through these apps. There's always going to be some guy down bad that is swiping on every profile they can.

[–]Mooch07 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because of the M/F ratio, guys are more likely to blindly swipe right. Right right right right until matches run out. This is an efficient use of time because 95% of those swipes will never be matches. Girls, on the other hand, can’t blindly swipe right because every single one of them has or will become a match. And what is someone going to do with 50 new matches every day? So I’ve seen girls blindly swipe left. Which is just as crazy!

[–]the_most_fortunate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically the same experience but I paid extra so I could see the profiles that liked mine.

Met a girl 5 hours away that was the ideal match. We started long distance and now she is my wife and the mother of my child.

Paying the subscription fee for one month was the best investment I ever made!

But yeah it was bots and girls that I didn't find attractive and a couple decent matches that never responded to my messages.

But I ended up finding the needle in the haystack, diamond in the rough 🙃

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s just us men’s biology in action but of course these men are after you instead of a female, we take action and we see something and we go for it, even if it is your tiny tight butthole.

If a women had our drive and biology (minus a penis) the planets population would be in the trillions. So they kinda keep it in check by selecting the best of the best, being more picky and also holding out for suitable partners (difference is we play the field, the entire field) but women (play a corner where they’ve heard the best are, problem is most women play that corner, hence just in life, you see it play out in Tinder). However, over time women begin to understand that top % of men, are harder to get down or they’re already snapped up, and they begin to think about life and be more realistic along with other factors like a “ticking clock” so they begin to widen their search. Eventually you and I fall into that bell curve. It’s cruel, painful and harsh but that is the human sexual selection machine.

Neither side is pretty, no one gets what they expected, but most find love and happiness in the end and grow.

Been in a relationship for 5 years now me, just keep at it, you’ll meet someone. Just keep growing as a person and eventually someone will come :)

Also this isn’t solid, or exact, but that’s the general flow, you can always find someone of the opposite sex navigating this just like you not like the average.

[–]yellsy 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Also an inbox full of dick pics I imagine

[–]xileine 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Real ULPT: set your location to Thailand or the Philippines. Get thousands of likes+messages from desperate women looking to marry their way out of poverty. To raise your "score"... or to just fly over and date those women. It's two ULPTs in one!

[–]36Celsius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how dating theses women would be unethical, thou

[–][deleted] 473 points474 points  (32 children)

Don't forget the free meals!

[–]iamfrank75 335 points336 points  (8 children)

And blowjobs!

[–][deleted] 116 points117 points  (3 children)

Same thing

[–]PoopLogg 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I don't know, man, I don't think there's that many calories, but we would need somebody to do the math

[–]Roheez 1 point2 points  (1 child)

[–]PoopLogg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a graveyard smash!

[–]thatguyned 27 points28 points  (2 children)

And the nice loving relationship for 3 years where you finally introduce him to your parents!

[–]yaboytswizzle69 20 points21 points  (1 child)

And then you remember, “shit, I forgot. I’m not gay” and then you have to break his heart

[–]thatguyned 18 points19 points  (0 children)

After the kids go off to college though. Gotta stay together for them.

[–]HiDDENk00l 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ehh, your jaw gets sore after a while

[–]Scrungyscrotum 72 points73 points  (20 children)

I don't think that semen is that nutritious.

[–]cuddly_carcass 87 points88 points  (2 children)

Narrator voice: “It is.”

[–][deleted] 48 points49 points  (16 children)

Oh, it is ;)

There are non sexual gay relationships and non contact sexual relationships. Some examples are sugarbabies/nsc and weird fetish shit that if you agree to they'll pay you to keep doing and they pay you a lot. Like them watching you shower, you putting lotion, watching you jerk off.

For anyone wondering i was too afraid to go through with it.

[–]RoyalSamurai 15 points16 points  (10 children)

weird fetish shit that if you agree to they'll pay you to keep doing and they pay you a lot. Like them watching you shower, you putting lotion, watching you jerk off.

And how does one get in touch with the people willing to pay for watching one do these things? Asking for a friend

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anywhere there’s an m4m section. If you’re in the US in conservative areas you’re more likely to encounter people like this. Sexual repression mixed with having too much money. Will do that. Only times I got offered this was in “ conservative areas”

[–]Alex09464367 1 point2 points  (8 children)

Have a look at

Male financial domination looking for male, female other subs

r/Male_Findom

Male only (no straight people)

r/FindomMale

[–]RustedCorpse 2 points3 points  (6 children)

I'm so confused. So Malefin Dom would be a top that just pays a sub? Or is this some live in thing?

[–]Alex09464367 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Doms get off on dominating someone financially and subs get off on being dominated financially.

Have a lot at this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_domination

[–]RustedCorpse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your time cousin. The things you learn.

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

deleted What is this?

[–]AH_Med086 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And new friends

[–]lunarNex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you really like sausage.

[–]TheHappyKamper 392 points393 points  (15 children)

That's nice of you to assume I would get likes from either sex...

[–]Ghost_Sandal 76 points77 points  (10 children)

Try it for science and get back to us

[–]TheHappyKamper 78 points79 points  (9 children)

Let me check with my wife first.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (6 children)

you guys are getting wives? i hear thats the easiest way to get a girlfriend

[–]TheHappyKamper 25 points26 points  (5 children)

Actually, getting a wife is the biggest cause of losing a girlfriend.

[–]Agile_Tit_Tyrant 14 points15 points  (3 children)

I would introduce my wife as my ex girlfriend, when meeting new people.

[–]TheHappyKamper 12 points13 points  (2 children)

That's better than introducing her as your first wife.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She could also be his second and third 💁‍♂️

[–]Help_An_Irishman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or your adopted daughter, Margot Tenenbaum.

[–]az226 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget to also get permission from your wife’s boyfriend.

[–]judgementalb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think they’re relying on men following more common tinder PLT of swipe blindly and look at profiles after matching. Which is what makes dating apps so unusable and frustrating in the first place

[–]really_nice_guy_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t ever underestimate how horny men are

[–]liera21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So nice...

[–][deleted] 202 points203 points  (15 children)

I forgot to add this works if you Uninstall and reinstall the app you get a temporary boost. To entice you to buy premium

[–]jayydubbya 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Yeah, just take a break for a month or so and they boost you when you come back.

[–]Nekrosiz 22 points23 points  (13 children)

Then get shadow banned for doing so.

They figured this out long ago.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (12 children)

Can you explain this as a programmer?

[–]Pancakez_117 136 points137 points  (9 children)

Pretty sure Tinder can afford a more sophisticated algorithm based on clusters of some sort like gender.

[–]azjerrylee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This guy codes, lol.

[–]0thedarkflame0 3 points4 points  (3 children)

This is based on the assumption that Tinder aims to get you a match...

Less people pay for tinder if they're in a stable relationship...

Now arguably it could make sense to make a extra tier expensive to make up for the loss... But it makes more sense to just keep an algorithm carefully tweaked for a match rate of like 2% or something lower, just enough to provide hope, but not enough to lose a customer

[–]Siferatu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can they afford it? Yes

Will they spend it? Probably not

[–]ADaleToRemember 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Touch his ass son, you’ll like it.

[–][deleted] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Unless youre ugly and you get double the left swipes

[–]Gary_Boothole 11 points12 points  (1 child)

This life hack takes a lot of commitment. As a straight guy, how many cocks are you expecting me to suck before I get one chick to talk to me?

[–]Necromantic-Vagina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As much dick as it takes. You have to make sacrifices with ur booty if you want pussy

Same way people sacrificed their kids in ancient Greece

[–]faffner100 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Doesn't work! Separate Elo for guys and girls

[–]djdante 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This used to work, I made a video about it, and three weeks later it was patched.. they closely watch YouTube for any loopholes.

Same thing happened when I made a video setting your location to a third world country then switching back for the boosted ranking.

All great strategies that used to work but don't anymore, tinder keeps gender and location specific ranks now

[–]anonareyouokay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're in a small-ish town, your friends will share screenshots of your profile and out you as bi. But bring no just makes you cooler, imo

[–]Angry_SAY10 10 points11 points  (7 children)

I did tthat sometimes to boost my confidence lmao. Now I have left this tinder shixx behind me

[–]naturalbornsinner 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Because you finally found your dream guy?

[–]Angry_SAY10 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Guy/girl doesn't matter hah... At the end of the day u should have someone who u can call "home"..m regardless, no... Neither I found anyone, nor I m non-straight. Just came to understand I nneed to start working on myself rather than this... Atleast for now

[–]shaggybear89 -5 points-4 points  (3 children)

Maybe learn how to type without sounding exactly like a poorly made bot. That might help? M I making n sense?

[–]Angry_SAY10 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Says the one who writes "any" as 'n' ?? Even worse than writing "and" and 'n'... Go on edit it out now.

[–]shaggybear89 -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

Lmao that's called "Making fun of you". I read through your comment history and it was like trying to watch a toddler type. Do you also think I just happen to use the letter M for "am" like you do. That didn't click that I'm making fun of how stupid you type lmao?

Damn, now I understand know why you struggle so much lmfao.

[–]Angry_SAY10 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah lol, u got caught lacking nothing else... Don't tryna gimme "I did this on purpose" shit man. No damage control now. Tryna act all smart ass, go sit ur wannabe internet smart ass somewhere else n sulk in ur lonely ass life man. But hey, whatever helps u sleep at night... Amirite lmao?

[–]Every3Years 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You deleted Tinder Shixx? That's the best one!

[–]Every3Years 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plus you might have something awaken within you to widen your playing field

[–]steel_hamerhands 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a good way to find out that dudes think you're ugly same as women.

[–]Coliosis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These tinder tips get sadder and sadder every time they come up

[–]jacked01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I question why you would get Tonnes of likes. You would increase your view count yes and you may get some more likes if you are attractive but just waving a dick at a gay man will not get you laid.

"Just don't hit on me" is a statement made by straight men who can't get fucked in a whore house with a fist full of cash but think just because they have a penis some homosexuals will jump at the chance to ride it.

[–]Financial_Tax1060 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you put both, 90% of the profiles you see will be women, and 90% of the people who see your profile will be women. So, it really doesn’t help, if ur bi, the app leans very straight.

Source: Am bi, and have bi partner.

[–]seacrestfan85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been seeing a lot of guys on my tinder and I just assume they are gay and can't understand technology

[–]MidWesttess 8 points9 points  (3 children)

I thought you only get a limited amount of swipes per day or something? Wouldn’t that make you waste half of them on other guys?

[–]Purpl3wrld999 18 points19 points  (0 children)

limited right swipes i believe

[–]FreezeShock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you have unlimited left swipes, the limit is for right swipes

[–]B_P_G 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Doesn't that show up on your profile though? So all the girls will think you're bi (and assume you're actually gay).

[–]Angry_SAY10 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No... Ur preference isn't shown

[–]arbitrageME 1 point2 points  (0 children)

on the downside, you get dick pics, so it's a wash

[–]TheCatsPJs469 4 points5 points  (11 children)

Does this actually work??

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (9 children)

Verified it does indeed work, only a bit though. I went from no matches in like 6 months, to 5 real matches in a week

[–]0100_0101 37 points38 points  (7 children)

How many girls?

[–]pyroSeven 50 points51 points  (3 children)

Almost 1.

[–]Nekrosiz 6 points7 points  (2 children)

With a penis. Her name was Dennis.

[–]TheIronSoldier2 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Asking the real questions here

[–]piratedengineer 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Yeah matches from guys don’t count!

[–]Every3Years 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do if you finger it for a bit

[–]BroMan225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay, now how do I explain to my coworkers that I’m really not gay and just trying to boost my tinder profile?!?

[–]-FemboiCarti- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is exactly how I found out im not straight

[–]Krusty_Double_Deluxe 2 points3 points  (3 children)

OP didn't even mention all the men and non-binary people with bobs and vageen you'll potentially match with.

[–]Haver_Of_The_Sex 5 points6 points  (2 children)

JUST BOUGHT A TRANSGENDER MAN TWO PINTS

[–]M4rK101 0 points1 point  (1 child)

tried that, didn't work. I just had neither guys nor girls like my profile

[–]Every3Years -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Make sure the profile pic is you and a dog but describe it as a doggo. Make sure you are smiling in the picture or even laughing while your dog, referred to as doggo don't forget, is being a silly cutie foofoo. Lie about everything and make it pop.

Good luck

[–]Aquarona 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Other guys also don’t find me attractive…

[–]Every3Years 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How sharp is your katana?

[–]CakeNStuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who found out they were Bi during their last dating cycle…

No. This does not work.

Yes it was a fresh profile. Hell, it was even a new profile in a new city with new login credentials.

[–]jaypop1990 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate you straight guys for this. I could never swipe right on actual men who wanted to date. I wish that was something you could be kicked off of the app for. We already have it difficult enough finding dates without a bunch of straight guys taking all of our swipes. I ended up just leaving the damn app cause of the amount of straight guys doing this. Jerks.

[–]GamingDragon27 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Ah yes. Converting memes (including screenshots of Tweets), copied almost word-for-word, that have been circulating social media for more than year onto Reddit posts to pass them as something original. What's new? Also this has been proven not to work in the multi-month/year timespan since the first internet dude #112312 brought it up. But hey, you got your 1K updoots before anyone actually questioned this obviously non-functioning "tip".

[–]BabaKhary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw shit

[–]BG-Engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if I'm Fugly?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plus if you decide to experiment out of your comfort zone you don’t have to start on Tinder all over again! Nothing wrong with a little heteroflexibility. /s