Before I was married I used the apps and "matched" with a decent number of women. I wouldn't say it was a lot by any means but I know guys who get literally nothing across multiple dating websites. There's something to be said about that as well but thats a different topic. Of the women I matched with I would say most commonly they would be below average. The worse they looked the more they would respond and hold conversations. I'm an open minded guy so I didn't care, but I'm just being honest. Average looking women it was 50/50 if they respond. If they do its not for long. You may exchange 3-4 messages before they stop answering. Attractive women never answered me, maybe once or twice. Like you mentioned they get hundreds of messages on there a day from guys exactly like me. I would rather have been texting and snapchatting two uggos at once then going nowhere with a 9/10 anyway haha. When I met my wife it was through mutual friends. All in all dating apps are a waste of time

No man you dont even want woman who have these goals .. so its actually a good filter.....you only need one good compannion that wildly exeeds your expectations if you can do this too .. the rest is not real and will fade