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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 | 8 comments | 11 Mar 25 01:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.736s | source | bottom

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. improbableinf ◴[11 Mar 25 07:49 UTC] No.43330151[source]▶
Great idea, but it should be open 24/7 with eight 3-hour windows. One account can only use a single window during the 24-hour period. This will handle the timezone differences.
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2. neumann ◴[11 Mar 25 07:54 UTC] No.43330190[source]▶
genius!

[edit] I realised as soon as I pressed send that immediately there will be a service that let's you open 8 accounts and seamlessly operate them as a single one.

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3. stevage ◴[11 Mar 25 08:23 UTC] No.43330340[source]▶
The better way would be to choose a time slot when you sign up. Then you always socialise within that slot. Allowing you to use any time any day kills the concept.
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4. d1sxeyes ◴[11 Mar 25 08:52 UTC] No.43330488[source]▶
I think you could also be allowed to modify your “three hour slot” up to 24 hours in advance somehow. That way you can handle travelling and relocation without allowing people to game the system and extend their slot to 6 hours or some other weird thing you didn’t anticipate.
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5. improbableinf ◴[11 Mar 25 09:05 UTC] No.43330578[source]▶
That can be a paid feature for business accounts
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6. ◴[11 Mar 25 10:31 UTC] No.43331045[source]▶
7. stevage ◴[11 Mar 25 10:34 UTC] No.43331071{3}[source]▶
Agreed.
8. latexr ◴[11 Mar 25 11:47 UTC] No.43331503{3}[source]▶
Thus immediately killing anything good about the project. It’s barely been announced and we’re already brainstorming the shortest path to enshittification.

Things are allowed to exist for fun, most things don’t have to (or should) be concentrated on profit.