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    735 points mklyons | 13 comments | 11 Mar 25 01:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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.

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    caseyy ◴[11 Mar 25 10:35 UTC] No.43331076[source]▶
    I wish someone made social media where everyone gets one post every day. Almost no person on this planet has more than one bit of news to share daily with their extended social network — probably not even the countries' leaders. When accounts share every 10 minutes, it's often spam or some inorganic agenda.

    Oversharing in natural social networks is penalized heavily, and for good reason - with too much noise and little signal, people get overwhelmed, fear missing out, and cannot agree on anything. Communication becomes a detriment and a chore to the social group. The social group expects everyone to think before they speak, not just blabber endlessly, which is healthy.

    Also, replacing the "Like" button/signal with a "Thanks" signal would be good because it'd be better to build a social network based on what people find helpful rather than on what people approve of. I think this was originally Jack Dorsey's idea, not my own.

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    1. rvense ◴[11 Mar 25 10:48 UTC] No.43331146[source]▶
    I'm actually part of a site like this, just a thing a friend of a friend made:

    - You can write and edit one post at a time.

    - This post, in whatever form it has then, gets published at 8 in the morning.

    - You can only see posts for today. All old content gets deleted.

    - No comments or feedback is possible.

    - Only symmetric relationships are possible: you can add someone, but they won't see your posts and you won't see their posts until they add you back.

    - All "friend" discovery is out of band. There are no recommendations, no boosting/retweeting, nothing.

    This is obviously not a mass medium, but its reductionism gives it some interesting properties that have made me consider what a good social network would be. One post a day is a fantastic idea.

    (I don't know if they intend for it to be named in public, so I'll refrain.)

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    2. caseyy ◴[11 Mar 25 10:54 UTC] No.43331183[source]▶
    It sounds quite minimal and pleasant. I hope the project develops into something available more broadly.
    3. rightbyte ◴[11 Mar 25 11:22 UTC] No.43331342[source]▶
    Sounds like a early classic blog?
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    4. conductr ◴[11 Mar 25 12:45 UTC] No.43331872[source]▶
    As a “never post, but catch up on my feed every month or two” type user the lack of an archive makes this product useless but I realize it’s not for me and wouldn’t complain just saying it’s stated as low touch but kind of requires daily use.
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    5. CobaltFire ◴[11 Mar 25 13:38 UTC] No.43332330[source]▶
    With a few differences this is a well established type of site in Japan.

    I've mentioned it before, but my wife posts about our life there. People can follow you, but there is no feedback aside from you seeing how many people read your post and how many followers you have. There are no recommendations; you have to organically check out the people who read your article to see if you like their writing (if they have any), or add people from an out of band source. Content is as ephemeral as you make it. It's very common for people to only leave a post up for a day or two, but it's up to the author.

    If you are interested it's called ameba (www.ameba.co.jp). It's not the only one like this, just the one my wife uses.

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    6. kevinventullo ◴[11 Mar 25 15:29 UTC] No.43333442[source]▶
    Agreed. I actually don’t think removing old content is strictly necessary for a pleasant experience. Looking at friends’ or even my old posts on conventional social media is one of the more enjoyable/less toxic experiences.

    In fact, on the topic of posting less, I know first-hand that the introduction of the ephemeral “story” format in conventional social media was done precisely in order to reduce friction in getting people to post more.

    7. freedomben ◴[11 Mar 25 15:54 UTC] No.43333724[source]▶
    I agree, in fact I think the ephemeral approach incentivizes unwanted behavior. i.e. to me social media needs to become less addictive. If you force someone into a habit that they have to check every day lest they miss something, you get a FOMO-driven reinforcement of habit and/or even addiction.
    8. freedomben ◴[11 Mar 25 15:56 UTC] No.43333742[source]▶
    Possibly, although I don't know any classic blogs that deleted their posts after a day or two. That makes a pretty massive difference in how it's used. For example, I wouldn't put much effort into a post that will only be around for a day or two.
    9. Luc ◴[11 Mar 25 19:45 UTC] No.43336316[source]▶
    The correct URL is https://www.ameba.jp/
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    10. anigbrowl ◴[11 Mar 25 22:12 UTC] No.43337643[source]▶
    OK, but how are you supposed to meet anyone new this way?
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    11. makeworld ◴[12 Mar 25 00:18 UTC] No.43338610[source]▶
    You aren't.
    12. CobaltFire ◴[12 Mar 25 01:57 UTC] No.43339218{3}[source]▶
    Thanks; I don’t really use it and was on the go when I commented that!
    13. superultra ◴[12 Mar 25 03:06 UTC] No.43339566[source]▶
    I’m on a site built by a friend and you can only post on Mondays, and then you see every one else’s post only if you posted on Monday.

    I wonder how many micro communities like this exist, mostly under the radar.