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		tomjen3 on July 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Experiment On Human Beings >But we took the analysis one step deeper. We asked: does the displayed match percentage cause more than just that first message—does the mere suggestion cause people to actually like each other? As far as we can measure, yes, it does. Hm, that is unexpected. Wonder how long it will last.

sliverstorm on July 28, 2014 [–]

Nah, we like people who like us. So if a trusted source tells us someone else either likes or will like us, we tend to like them.

surement on July 28, 2014 | [–]

From Modern Seinfeld [0]:

George swipes right for every woman on Tinder. E:"What if you're not attracted to her?" G:"If she's attracted to me, I might be!"

[0] https://twitter.com/SeinfeldToday

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