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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: 0.637s | 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. nout ◴[11 Mar 25 05:18 UTC] No.43329369[source]▶
I think the timezones issue can be solved by the user just initially picking their timezone and it stays sticky and you can't change it (maybe for a fee you could = some income for hosting...). The nice part would be that people from 3 timezones would be vibing together for 1hr...
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2. dingaling ◴[11 Mar 25 06:03 UTC] No.43329604[source]▶
That would be very inconvenient for people on a rotating shift cycle.
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3. nout ◴[11 Mar 25 07:00 UTC] No.43329882[source]▶
That's true and maybe that's still a worthy compromise. The point that adds any value to this is the time restriction and if the restriction is removed, then what's the point?