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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 | 2 comments | 11 Mar 25 01:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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SoftTalker ◴[11 Mar 25 02:44 UTC] No.43328651[source]▶
Yeah I have thought about websites having "business hours" also. So support staff don't have to worry about getting a call or text message at 0200 that something isn't working... just fix it in the morning.
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eru ◴[11 Mar 25 02:54 UTC] No.43328709[source]▶
This sucks for anyone in a different timezone.
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jjulius ◴[11 Mar 25 03:02 UTC] No.43328750[source]▶
Depends entirely upon the issue and the urgency. Hell, I'd wager we could all use a bit more patience and a bit less of everything being so instantaneous.
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eru ◴[11 Mar 25 03:21 UTC] No.43328857[source]▶
> Depends entirely upon the issue and the urgency.

You could delay everything by a few hours or a day between submitting a post and publishing it.

I'm talking about the inconvenience of potentially having to get up at 3am to see what your dad posted.

All that said, I think someone should definitely try this idea out, and people can decide for themselves whether they want to us it.

I also thought that Twitter's character limit was stupid, but Twitter really took off.

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1. pjerem ◴[11 Mar 25 06:55 UTC] No.43329854[source]▶
> I'm talking about the inconvenience of potentially having to get up at 3am to see what your dad posted.

Maybe if your dad posts something on a website that is only opened at 3am in your own time zone, it’s that their post is not intended for you.

I can’t access op’s website because of my location and I have no fomo at all : I’m just not the target. It’s ok. I still find the idea to be funny.

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2. eru ◴[12 Mar 25 12:57 UTC] No.43342725[source]▶
> I can’t access op’s website because of my location and I have no fomo at all : I’m just not the target. It’s ok. I still find the idea to be funny.

People move and travel.