The experiences are as different as night and day - and the different user groups have completely different requirements of the product.
The article is interesting, but IMHO they've really missed the key asymmetries that make good dating apps so hard to build.
You may not like what you find.
EDIT: Seems people here don't like what I have to say or think I'm kidding.
I haven't done the dog experiment myself, though I've seen it done a few times by others. It's quite the realization when a dog gets more attention than you do as a human on a dating app. Yeah, it's different, but it may not feel that way if all you want is for just one person to not dismiss you that day.
However, I have done the experiment of pretending to be a stereotypical douchebag on dating apps, and that was especially enlightening. By douchebag, I mean that type of guy who shows his abs in mirror shots, wears a baseball cap sideways, and sends dick pics (I didn't actually do that part, but I'm illustrating a character here). Turns out that if all you want to do is get laid by attractive young women, then this is the guy you want to be. Many women in my locality are looking specifically for a good time with him. Just show pics of you in front of a white pickup truck, type in all lowercase, say you've spent time in jail, and that all you care about is sex.
Attention != success.
Likewise to you, I quit dating for a while after that experiment.
> torrent and chill
LOL