Toby Stuart

When they were one of the big dating sites, I got them to give me their data, including the click stream.

It was, of course, carefully anonymized.

Yeah, very.

Yeah, exactly.

We weren't using it for anyone's selfish purposes.

I just put it that way.

So my idea was because we had like the timing of all searches and all messages.

Back then, I don't know if norms have changed.

I mean, they have somewhat literally at the platform level.

But back then, nearly all messages were originated by men.

I think all the data that we had were heterosexual relationships.

And so I had this idea that men would be more ambitious on sunny days.

I mean, like if it's gonna lift mood, right?

And then you're like feeling on top of the world.

You know, if I don't crush it today, it's because it's cloudy outside.

Interesting.

Right, lots of options.

Well, I mean, so there are many problems with this.

It was a terrible idea because I've done this a few times.

I get infatuated with the idea, but it doesn't work as an academic project.