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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, cuffing season is reaching its end, and dating apps… still suck. In this video, Sabrina explores the algorithms behind apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble to figure out where they all go wrong. In the process, she makes a dating simulator for… soup. This is a weird one, folks.
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CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Video Editing by Vicky Moonan
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Sound Design by Sabrina Cruz
MUSIC
Epidemic Sound. Get started today. http://share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress
RECOMMENDED READING
“Tinder may not get you a date. It will get your data.” (2020) by Rebecca Heilweil
“The Tinder algorithm, explained” (2019) by Kaitlyn Tiffany
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Sabrina reads some stuff (what a surprise)
01:41 How Dating Algorithms Work
06:14 Soup, a series of unfortunate events.
07:26 Sabrina makes Bad Decisions at 2AM
09:09 Sabrina potentially damages her friendships
11:37 How to Fix Dating Apps
13:07 Share this video so we can afford soup for our family
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Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here’s a sweet one for the romantics out there:
What did the gardener say to their crush? I love you from my head tomatoes 🙂
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