Lol is this why you have thought about mentioning it? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47214367

I would imagine a common goal could alleviate the resistancy? Talking while jogging or doing shoot-out at a basketball court sounds like a good way to fill in that small gap in between actions.

Would making it less random works? Like declaring your preferred topic or at least screen your audience based on their drinking habits.

We tried to solve this problem in a way, you 'mark' yourself as available for a chat or quick chat. Hopefully it can help increase the chance for random encounter in nearby area.

because they want your data, and to be fair there's no safe way to determine your age, account could get stolen or transferred to other person.