It's also a market for lemons: Every match that leads to a long-term, exclusive relationship is two customers gone for good.

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Bluestein 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's a self-depleting market. The optimum is, a la Big Pharma, to keep 'em in "dating" limbo.-

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mschuster91 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> It's a self-depleting market.

On the other side you got a fresh supply on both sides from kids growing up to be adults and from adults divorcing and even if your matchmaking is perfect and divorce culturally shamed against, people still die which leaves widow(er)s behind, of whom a certain amount will want a new relationship.

	▲	stymaar an hour ago \| parent [-]
		But where's your infinite growth in MMR coming from in your scenario.

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dan-robertson an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I don’t think that a market for lemons is the right analogy or how it relates to your other claims. A market for lemons is one where buyers cannot distinguish between high and low quality goods (eg used cars). I think people are mostly ok at judging the ‘quality’ of romantic partners and the problem you describe is a different thing.