Dating apps run the perfect arbitrage: men pay to be seen, women to see less
signulll · x · 2026-10-08
The author calls dating apps one of the greatest business arbitrages ever: men pay for unlimited likes to be seen, while women pay for filters to see less — the same platform monetizes opposing desires. He caps it with an American Beauty joke about the overwhelming beauty of capitalism.
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