This article was all about the up and coming phenomenon of online dating. It discusses the ability of users to basically make up whatever they choose about themselves and put it out their for others to view. With the ability to make yourself appear how you wish it can be very tempting and easy for one to lie about their actual physical characteristics and likes. The article talks about a survey which was conducted in order to find out what percentage of users actually lie in their profiles. It turned out that approximately 9 out of every 10 users had lied about at least one thing in their profile. This doesn't come as to much of a surprise as another survey said that 86% of users allready believed that people lie about themselves online. The survey showed that some of the most lied about factors were an individuals height and weight, this is very believable as those are both factors that could immediately attract or turn away one after reading anothers profile.
I found this article to be very interesting as it compares the booming online dating scene, to how reliable it truly is. It makes you think twice about online dating and even about your safety. If it is that easy for someone to lie about their weight they could possibly be completely lying about who they even are. A question this brings up to me is What percentage of users are using pictures of other people and actually pretending to be someone else.
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