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"i don't think my Youtube history gives a reasonalble insight into who i am or who would be a good match for me" i think it does tell about your interests if you spend a lot of time on youtube..... about the automated analysis of the history, i don't know that i would need to try it But thanks for your constructive criticism .. let me build something and will show it to you


i would ask you how the other dating websites signal these core values ?


They do not (maybe eharmony?). What leads you to believe they are doing a good job? The challenge is that traditional meeting opportunities have declined (church, friends, third spaces), dating apps took off, but everyone is unhappy that they cannot Uber the person they want.

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/07/nx-s1-5050713/people-are-unha...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/28/its-qui...

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/02/key-findi...

https://www.psypost.org/the-reality-of-romantic-preferences-...


I dont believe they are doing a good job , my thought process is that my platform would focus more on shared interests rather than these core values


Please report back with findings! Wishing you an enjoyable experiment. People are tricky.


Yes correct, "many shared interests are not necessarily a good proxy for spousal or romantic compatibiliy" after reading your comment for like 10 times , i think then it would not be a typical dating site where your sole aim is to find people with spousal or romantic compatibility , it is more of a "connecting" app where you can have deep conversations with people and some of them might result in romantic relationships. Thinking about it reddit and facebook also do something similar but not exactly similar . they dont match people based on shared interests, not by analysing their youtube history , recommandations and watch later playlist.

Looking forward to your reply


yeah, for a connecting app it could work well -- especially with the loneliness epidemic and everything going on


hey great idea , watch later playlist also tells a lot about people


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