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Would you try a FOSS dating app? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by go_birds@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What would a FOSS dating app look like?

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[–] dax@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Unless you have a massive marketing budget, it's futile. Any such app, and that includes social media in general, needs a massive user base to be viable. And outside of a geeky minority, most people wouldn't care it's open source.

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The geeky minority who care that it's open source might be predisposed to liking each other, though, so the user base wouldn't need to be as big as a general-purpose dating app.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

it would work if it was a gay/furry specific app.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 2 points 1 week ago

I think lots of people would care if it had a fair algorithm. Tinder is hated for several reasons, but that's probably the main one.