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I define ethical as an app that is designed to do its job as effectively as possible. That is to say, match the most compatible individuals without stupid retention games. The problem is, this isn’t a good business model. I would fully support a state funded dating app (so long as the dating app wasn’t actually controlled by the state because then it would just be weird)

The Tokyo government is trying. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15292637

I know this is a mostly software forum but the thought that you can successfully achieve long lasting romantic relationships with an app is so HN. A more economic policy would be to subsidise low-impact team sports that have lower fitness requirements than soccer or basketball.

I think Russians hinted at something like that being in the works over there. Might not be a bad idea for a rapidly aging country to do something like that.