Metta's goal is to help people form better, more meaningful connections.
As social media becomes more ingrained in our lives, there's still a lot it could be doing better for us. Other services seem to have certain goals in mind. Different sites help you:
And these services are all great. We want to offer them too. But above all else, we want to help you make new friends more easily. Or, if you're single, to find a partner you'll click with.
We believe personality theory is the best way to understand what makes us similar to, and different from, one another. We use scientifically-validated personality tests in 3 ways:
Get To Know YourselfWe could strip away all the social media features and we'd still be left with the web's best personality test. (At least we think so.) We measure your personality along 30+ dimensions and show you what makes you unique.
Get To Know Your FriendsBut it gets really fun once you start comparing yourself to your friends. Add your friends and you'll see how they rank on each of these 30+ dimensions. Who's the most:
We'll show you! We also use a bunch of fancy math to show you which friends you're most (and least) similar to.
Find New FriendsOnce we know about you and your friends, we use machine learning to find you new people you'll like. We use two strategies here:
Our other advantage is that we're not a huge company that needs to squeeze every last dime out of you. So we're never going to sell your data or do anything that makes you hate the other social media sites.
We make our money by offering premium memberships with more powerful features, but all the basics (including messaging and search) are 100% free.
In fact, we'll say it one more time: your data is not shared with advertisers or shady political think tanks.
I'm a psychology professor, machine learning engineer, and web developer. It's been a long-time dream of mine to build Metta, and I hope you enjoy it.
I'm a good girl who likes belly rubs, chasing stuffed squirrels, and barking at the mailman.
I use Python machine learning libraries and good old-fashioned linear algebra to help humans make friends and fall in love.
Okay, confession time. I keep using the corporate "we," but it's true: I built and operate this site myself. It was a lot of work. So please buy a premium membership so I can keep the lights on and keep adding cool new features. :)
— Vince
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