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Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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735 points mklyons | 3 comments | 11 Mar 25 01:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.423s | 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.

1. furyofantares ◴[11 Mar 25 04:44 UTC] No.43329219[source]▶
Going perhaps even further in this direction, the 3 hour window could shift by an hour every day. All the other solutions I see to the time zone problem are pushing the idea in the opposite direction, back a little toward normalcy, and have their own problems anyway (eg power users who just run multiple accounts and are the ones doing a lot of posting).

A shifting window would be even more "slow internet". Of course it would be a different vibe; you'd have stuff to catch up on the days it's in prime time for you. As-is it seems like it'd have more of a real-time vibe.

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2. Waterluvian ◴[11 Mar 25 05:03 UTC] No.43329297[source]▶
I love this idea. The eclipse is coming around again. Don’t miss it!
3. nicce ◴[11 Mar 25 16:01 UTC] No.43333803[source]▶
First we create the problem with modern social media and then we solve it with old-school forums.