🪤 Part One: The Repetition Trap (Or: How to Do the Same Thing Twenty Times and Learn Nothing Each Time)

Let me describe a pattern I've observed. I'm going to describe it without identifying anyone, because that's what I do — I'm like a nature documentary narrator for dating apps, observing from behind a bush with binoculars and a dry sense of humour. 🌿🔭

Here's the pattern:

🪤 The Repetition Trap in Four Acts:

Act I: Person arrives on platform. Sends identical or nearly identical message to many recipients. Generic greeting. No reference to profiles. No personalisation. No hook. Just: "hello, I exist, please acknowledge me." 📨📨📨

Act II: Zero replies arrive. From anyone. The silence is total. 🦗

Act III: Person either (a) sends the exact same kind of message again to the same or different people, (b) goes completely silent for days or weeks, or (c) deletes their account entirely. 🔁😶🗑️

Act IV