Welcome to Swipe Elite, where I create hypothetical dating app profiles for high-profile men. Today’s contestant is Mr Elon Musk, Billionaire owner of X, Tesla, and SpaceX. Let’s get started.
Assume Elon’s not famous
To make this a fair test, let’s imagine Elon’s not famous and is utterly unknown to all women who browse his profile.
1st photo: Medium closeup of him getting out of a luxury car
He’s wearing a great suit, which implies gravitas and power. Also, his expression and body language are natural and masculine. It feels like someone captured him on his way to a corporate event, and he didn’t even see the camera. This image implies success.
2nd photo: Medium shot of him speaking on stage
The location suggests he’s somewhere important; again, we see he’s speaking on stage, which implies he has a lot of status. He’s clearly a man worth knowing. Also, he’s mid-flow and not posing. He’s in his element, doing and speaking about important things while people listen to him.
3rd photo: Extreme closeup of him working out
I think this photo might be AI, but either way, it’s good. Women can see he’s strong and physical, but he’s not showing off his body. He’s not vain.
He’s focused on achieving a goal and unconcerned with how he looks. However, women can see enough accidental muscle in his triceps to know he probably has a good body.
4th photo: Fun photo in a Japanese kimono
Not only does this photo show a lighter and fun side to Elon’s personality, but it also subtly implies his lifestyle. His outfit and location show he’s in Japan, suggesting he’s an international and cultured man.
5th photo: Laughing next to a nice car
If you’re going to show off a car, this is the way to do it. It feels fresh and organic like he’s not trying to flex. Also, his laughter shows us more of the fun sides of his personality. He looks like a man who knows how to let his hair down and have a good time.
6th photo: Socialising with cool people
The women who browse Elon’s profile aren’t just judging him but the company he keeps. By showing himself having fun with cool people and attractive women, he’s positioning himself as a high-value man with whom women will be safe and have a good time. He’s giving them a window into his desirable lifestyle.
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS
These are pics that didn’t quite make the cut.
1st pic: Playing with his children
Posting pics with his children would be detrimental to Elon’s success on dating apps. Women usually prefer men to be either child-free or look that way in their pics.
However, if he insists on sharing his children, this is how to do it. This pic makes him look like a fun and loving father who has a great time with his children.
2nd pic: Sitting on a boat
What’s good about this pic is that it implies he has an interesting lifestyle. However, the image is pretty dull, and he’s wearing shades, which is a big no-no. Women who can’t see his face will likely swipe left on him.
TERRIBLE PICS
These are pics Elon definitely doesn’t want to have on his profile.
1st pic: Random selfie in shades
This pic is terrible for two reasons. Firstly, he’s wearing shades, which means women won’t be able to see what he looks like and will swipe left. Elon must know that the women scanning his profile won’t like it if he seems to be obscuring his face. They want to know what they’re getting themselves into.
Also, when a man posts selfies, it implies he’s vain and has nothing going for himself. Shades and selfies on their own are had, but together, they form an unstoppable missile of dating self-sabotage.
2nd Pic: 1–2–1 pic with a pretty woman
The woman in this pic is his daughter, but other women won’t know that. They’ll think he’s a player who’s trying to show off his sexual prowess and will mostly swipe right. A small demographic of women will be attracted to that, but most will be put off by it.
3rd pic: Showing off his expensive car
While Elon wants women to know he has money, he doesn’t want them to know that he wants them to know that. He wants his displays of wealth to feel accidental rather than scripted because if they do seem scripted, high-quality women will think he’s trying too hard and pass on him.
4th pic: Unflattering body shot
Dating is a lot like marketing, and being a businessman, Elon should understand that concept entirely. In marketing, you must put your best foot forward to seek your target audience on your USP, and, like I just said, dating is no different.
While showing off a great body can be seen as bragging, flaunting an unattractive one is equally as off-putting. All it takes is one lousy photo for a woman to pass on his profile.
And there you have it. That’s my breakdown of Elon Musk’s hypothetical Tinder profile.
Ciao for now.
Excelsior!
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This post was previously published on medium.com.
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