A new website has identified the most “dateable” individuals in San Francisco’s tech scene, but responses have been mixed.
The “San Francisco Hot List,” created by dating-app entrepreneur Celeste Amadon, highlights tech professionals nominated by their peers for their striking blend of attractiveness and intelligence.
Selection criteria included factors like attractiveness, ambition, accomplishments, reputation, and an elusive quality termed “aura,” according to Amadon, who is a co-founder of a unique dating app that eschews swiping and instead uses AI for matchmaking.
As of Thursday, the list features 19 nominees, many of whom are tech founders or engineers thriving in the city’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence industry.
Among those listed is Dara Ladjevardian, who established Delphi, known as the first “digital cloning platform.”
Other notable entries on the list include Google employee Ariana Pineda, Enzo Coglitore, the founder of Liquid Labs, and Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, the CEO of Artisan, a company recognized for its controversial billboard campaign encouraging businesses to “stop hiring humans.”
Amadon’s teaser post about the list gained significant traction, racking up over 2.4 million views by Thursday afternoon. While some viewers praised her savvy marketing skills, others criticized the list as “rage bait.”
One Twitter user expressed disdain, remarking, “Everything that emerges from this godforsaken place is so cringeworthy it’s mind-boggling.”
A fellow tech professional questioned why these supposedly desirable individuals remained single, perhaps hinting at a contradiction in the perception of their dateability.
Additionally, some chimed in with the recurring joke that compared San Francisco’s appearance standards unfavorably to cities like Los Angeles or New York.
One tech founder based in Los Angeles remarked, “This list looks like just another ordinary day at an Erewhon hot bar.”
Amid the buzz, the demand for housing driven by the AI sector has reached staggering levels, with median rents for two-bedroom apartments exceeding $6,000 and real estate agents reporting a critical shortage of large homes to accommodate a growing number of tech millionaires.
