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735 points mklyons | 4 comments | | HN request time: 1.209s | source

I built this site as a quick test if a time boxed social media experience feels better than an endless one. So far I've just been using it with friends and it feels nice, but it seems like it is time to bring it to a larger audience.

Let me know what you think! It is just based on EST for now, sorry.

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danpalmer ◴[] No.43328492[source]
It's an interesting idea, but if it's only open at a convenient time for a particular group, it's going to lack diverse and worldwide perspectives, and those are important for building a welcoming ecosystem. I doubt giving each timezone its own 3 hours would work, but perhaps rotating the 3 hours each day so that it's anchored on a different timezone would encourage that diversity of content and perhaps even encourage creating connections across timezones.

That said, if you've had success with it in a friend group, perhaps that suggests it's a nice mechanism for a group chat app, rather than for a public social media site?

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Shawnj2 ◴[] No.43328525[source]
I kind of like the idea of a regional social media app which literally doesn’t work in other parts of the world. It makes the space a little more special than something trying to reach everyone IMO
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devilbunny ◴[] No.43328812[source]
At the extreme level of “regional”, that’s Nextdoor.
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1. Shawnj2 ◴[] No.43328902[source]
Sure but Nextdoor is still a huge business trying to reach the widest possible audience of local areas. Something limited by if you’re awake when it’s up is different IMO
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2. mattl ◴[] No.43329575[source]
Night workers or shift workers would have a different take on it. They’d be the ones posting in your area maybe?
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3. Shawnj2 ◴[] No.43329771[source]
I mean night workers also don’t get to do other traditional evening events like go to a concert or bar so this doesn’t bother me. Night workers in nearby time zones would be able to use it either before or after their shift depending on their location
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4. mattl ◴[] No.43332293{3}[source]
Some places have bars that open at 7am for people coming off the night shift.