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Jon Millward
Personal blog · jonmillward.com/blogdataculturescience
Jon Millward's personal blog at jonmillward.com covers data, culture and science. Since 2012, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “OkCupid on Trial - 4 Month Experiment”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Jon Millward's blog for data-driven experiments on online dating, such as the 'Cupid on Trial' study, and for his analysis of a study of 10,000 pornstars and their careers.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Jon Millward, freelance data journalist, explores the primal parts of human life through data-driven explorations of offbeat and risqué topics.
Most-linked posts?
- OkCupid on Trial - 4 Month Experiment3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2012-06-27
- Death in Texas: Analysing the Last Words of 478 Death Row Prisoners2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-02-15
- A 4-month online dating experiment using 10 fictional singletons (2012)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-11-24
- Deep Inside: A Study of 10,000 Pornstars and Their Careers2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-02-15
What Hacker News says?
The general dynamics tends to he highly tilted, with men doing all the work. It matches with some online experiments: - "Men on Tinder Explain Why They Swipe Right on Literally Everyone" ( https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/ae55xk/men-who-swipe-... ) - "Cupid on Trial: A 4-month Online Dating Experiment Using 10 Fictional Singletons" ( http://jonmillward.com/blog/attraction-dating/cupid-on-trial... ) A larger co…
Comment linking /blog/attraction-dating/cupid-on-trial-a-4-month-online-dating-experiment/
on “Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps”Submitted Deep Inside: A Study of 10,000 Pornstars and Their Careers as a story · 277 points
HN discussionAs always, the regional heat map is useless... http://jonmillward.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/porn-... Luckily there is a relevant xkcd: http://xkcd.com/1138/
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on “Deep Inside: A Study of 10,000 Pornstars and Their Careers”Submitted OkCupid on Trial - 4 Month Experiment as a story · 136 points
HN discussionStrangely looks like http://jonmillward.com/blog/psychological-subtleties/the-ana...
Comment linking /blog/psychological-subtleties/the-anatomy-of-a-compliment-and-art-of-giving-one/
on “The Perfect Compliment”Submitted A 4-month online dating experiment using 10 fictional singletons (2012) as a story · 133 points
HN discussion100% agree on the fact women get a ton more interest, there are studies and blogs about it, including this experiment: https://jonmillward.com/blog/attraction-dating/cupid-on-tria... However, what is interesting, and what they talk about in the link above, a highly attractive women (good pics), will get 10-20x the interest than just an “okay” looking woman. To your point on software engineer... no woman really cares…
Comment linking /blog/attraction-dating/cupid-on-trial-a-4-month-online-dating-experiment/
on “A 4-month online dating experiment using 10 fictional singletons (2012)”Submitted Deep Inside: a study of 10000 porn stars as a story · 6 points
HN discussionTrends in STDs are going to be caused by people who are having a lot of unprotected sex. So those people who "have had actual sex with another human" count for nothing. What you need is a study that shows which people have been having more sex, and why they have been having unprotected sex. Now compare that "have had actual sex with another human" study with studies from places like OK Cupid where they found that: -…
Comment linking /blog/attraction-dating/cupid-on-trial-a-4-month-online-dating-experiment/
on “Public-Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contracting More STDs”Submitted Deep Inside: A Study of 10k Porn Stars as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted An Analysis of One Million Sex Toy Sales as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Death in Texas: Analysing the Last Words of 478 Death Row Prisoners as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Death in Texas: Analyzing the Last Words of 478 Death Row Prisoners as a story · 2 points
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