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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 | 6 comments | 11 Mar 25 01:05 UTC | HN request time: 1.319s | 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. brap ◴[11 Mar 25 12:21 UTC] No.43331716[source]▶
I've actually been thinking about this concept for a while now! I miss the old days when social networking was actually social and was wondering if placing restrictions like this one can actually make it fun again.

Some other restrictions I think can work:

* No more than 1 post per day

* No more than 500 friends

* No followers

* No public posts

* No posting links

* No commercial pages

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2. Ylpertnodi ◴[11 Mar 25 12:46 UTC] No.43331887[source]▶
3 upvotes per day.
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3. conductr ◴[11 Mar 25 13:12 UTC] No.43332083[source]▶
When there’s no algorithm, just a list view feed, upvotes don’t really serve any purpose. I think people like doing it though, so I’d make it just something the liker can see - like it adds it to your “liked” list. The poster doesn’t get a notification or any indication of the popularity of their content.
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4. recursive ◴[11 Mar 25 16:43 UTC] No.43334324[source]▶
What's a follower when there are no public posts?
5. wruza ◴[11 Mar 25 17:16 UTC] No.43334786{3}[source]▶
Lack of upvotes (and downvotes) motivates people to post more than usual, cause there's no other way to [dis]agree or feel agreed with. "Don't serve any purpose" this is a claim that will kill your network before you can think how to shape it.
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6. grg0 ◴[12 Mar 25 00:27 UTC] No.43338669{4}[source]▶
Are you sure that's not the other way around? Upvotes motivate people to post to, you know, get upvotes.