The fact that anyone using this app is (probably) conscious about privacy and/or Free software makes for an interesting filter.
Internet dating is like the light from poltergeist. Don't look at the light, don't go into the light.
Even if it's open source, it's still bad for your soul.
I read an article a while back about how one DM on Twitter led to a happy marriage. The correspondents had no prior relationship. Just a curious DM. I'm not endorsing the use of Twitter here, especially for dating.
Dating isn't always about marriage, though, and dating platforms are also about... casual sex. Yup. One-night stands. A lot of magic can happen via online dating once the connection is there. I don't see it as inherently bad or evil.
A lot of very personal information is exchanged on these type of sites, so it's very, very important it's a private AND secure platform.
@ostrich@social.fossware.space The only problem is that there's barely much people around my area which for me feels sort of pointless, even though I wish I can be away of such apps that obsessed with tracking my data
That's the more reason to stick with Alovoa. The network effect will make it better. Tinder started out this way, too.
Anyone installed this in London? Is there anyone there?
Most likely. London is a huge metropolis.
It has one woman in London ๐ฅบ
You could be the one to date her. ๐
Give it time, dear. Tinder and OKCupid didn't start out with millions of people. If we all give up on Alovoa because "nobody uses it", we'll never have a private alternative to the horrors out there.
Like Mastodon is to Twitter, or Lemmy to Reddit, this is our chance to create something big for years to come, together.
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