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Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them

12 pointsby Kartificialover 11 years ago

10 comments

kfkover 11 years ago
My pet theory is that to meet great people (dates or not), you need to apply an &quot;antifragile&quot; approach. Basically, lower the cost of an interaction (which is meeting face to face not messaging for days) and meet many.<p>From this perspective, dating websites (and this one especially) are just horrendous. They have a very high price for each interaction: women waste time reading many messages, men waste time sending many messages.<p>I am betting that a couple of days talking to random strangers on the street gives you more results than months spent on these sites.
micheljansenover 11 years ago
And for added sexism, the whole page of course strongly implies ugly rich men (&quot;fat chance&quot;) buying hot young girls.
onethreeover 11 years ago
Checking the about page is pretty terrifying... Wade is founder of SeekingArrangement.com - the leading sugar daddy dating website, SeekingMillionaire.com - a millionaire matchmaking website, WhatsYourPrice.com - where singles bid for first dates, and MissTravel.com - the first travel dating website.
waterlionover 11 years ago
Is this satire? Looking at the site the message I get is &quot;Here are 12 women who will be bought, to some degree, for a price. Make a bid and see how much you get.&quot;
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karma_fountainover 11 years ago
Am I the only one that thinks online dating isn&#x27;t superficial? Yes you have the pictures but you also have a complete rundown of the persons likes, dislikes, personality, what they do for a living, as well as how attractive they are.<p>Bribing people is a really good way to get bad dates. You have no idea of your shared interests, personalities, nothing at all to gauge whether you are of compatible attractiveness.
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cleisover 11 years ago
&#x27;WHAT IF A BRIBEE ACCEPTS THE BRIBE, BUT THE DATE NEVER HAPPENS?<p>Once a bribe is accepted, it is up to the members to communicate and plan the details of the date. Even after bribe acceptance, some dates may not happen.&#x27;<p>- There is something gloriously appropriate about this being in the FREQUENTLY asked questions.
ZirconCodeover 11 years ago
I wonder what kind of people sign up to this... Then again, maybe they fit together.
mrleinadover 11 years ago
This app is a golddigger&#x27;s wet dream
onion2kover 11 years ago
And I thought I was cynical. Crumbs.
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broolstorycoover 11 years ago
so beta