[ DATING OPTIMIZATION ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
Testing a dating app or social platform's actual matching behavior by running a fake profile using photos of an unusually attractive man, specifically to see how the algorithm and other users respond.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The chadfishing experiment got three times the matches the control profile did."
LORE & ORIGIN
A dating-optimization-forum experiment technique, named as a specific offshoot of catfishing that swaps deception-for-manipulation with deception-for-research.
FIRST SEEN
2020
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Looksmaxxing)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · LOW
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[ DATING OPTIMIZATION ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
2020
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