It’s unnecessary. Look at some normal distributions, and it’s easy to see that having a high variance of attractiveness is sufficient to explain high positive responses (that motivate 5-ratings and messaging) and highly negative responses (that motivate 1-ratings).
Emphasis mine. Is there a difference between this and “quirky”?
I think you were on the right track with the word “quirky.” It was the OkCupid article’s game theoretic hypothesis that I was objected (referenced by avoiding people “inundated with messages” in your comment).
Emphasis mine. Is there a difference between this and “quirky”?
I think you were on the right track with the word “quirky.” It was the OkCupid article’s game theoretic hypothesis that I was objected (referenced by avoiding people “inundated with messages” in your comment).
Gotcha. I saw their game theory as justifying why people think quirkiness is (sometimes) attractive, not something people are consciously doing.