![]() In the middle of the book, Rudder discussed some rather interesting and controversial topics like race and body image. That in itself is interesting, because if, like straight men, gay men prefer younger partners, how does that translate? Obviously both halves of a couple cannot be younger.Īnother small disappointment is that the advance ebook didn’t properly display most of the graphs, though Rudder’s descriptions were clear enough that I was able to understand what they were showing. Much of the data is focused on heterosexual coupling, which was a bit disappointing, but Rudder indicates late in the book that there were few differences when you looked at data about gay or bisexual users. ![]() Rudder’s writing style is accessible and conversational, bringing trends and statistics from the academic set to the casual reader. The book is informative, intriguing, and, at times, pretty funny. I’ve also done a little of my own research into social media and, specifically, OKCupid.ĭataclysm‘s author, Christian Rudder, was one of the founders of OKCupid, and has turned data mined from the site’s millions of interactions into an interesting view of the patterns of behavior of the online dater. This means I’ve read a lot of different books about data and the Internet. I’m a graduate student in a doctoral Information Studies program. ![]() ![]() ![]() You don’t have to be a big information and data nerd like I am to find this book interesting, though it certainly won’t hurt. ![]()
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