problems / grindr
64. Decode the Grid
You opened the app and the grid materialized: forty tiles within 800 meters. Sixty percent are torsos, a quarter have no bio at all, and someone named Discreet Masc is somehow 0 feet away. Decide who actually gets a message.
inputthe grid tonight: a torso with no bio, a "Looking?", a discreet masc at 0 feet, and one actual bio: "brunch, hiking, bad reality TV."22:04
wrong answer"hey" to all four (parallel requests, zero payload) or judge-scrolling for an hour and messaging no one.✗ not delivered
accepted"Bad reality TV is a bold thing to admit in writing. What's your worst show? Be honest, I'm screening for taste."read 22:09 ✓✓
Constraints
- Message people whose profiles contain evidence of a personality.
- A torso is not a conversation topic. You cannot reply to a torso.
- "hey" still returns 204 No Content. On every app ever built.
- Respect the empty bio: it's telling you exactly how much conversation is on offer.
Hints
- The grid is sorted by distance, not compatibility. Don't confuse the sort key with a ranking.
- Bios are rare here, which makes each one a high-signal artifact. Treasure them.
- You're allowed to have standards on an app famous for not having any.