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Try using "Down to Lunch" for a week. It hit my campus very hard, and a lot of people actually used it (very close to hitting a critical mass in my opinion). Bu
by azhuesing 11y ago
Try using "Down to Lunch" for a week. It hit my campus very hard, and a lot of people actually used it (very close to hitting a critical mass in my opinion). But after some time, the app sucked. Here's why: I have different "tiers" of friends-- a core group I can eat with every day like family, acquaintance who I can eat with a few times a month, and the people I pretend to like & reluctantly get dinner with when asked. Ultimately it was this last group that made me delete the app. I'd rather just spend the time and text everyone I care about because 1) I avoid that awkward last group and 2) it shows the other two groups I care about them. And to go on a tangent, this is actually really important to keep up a relationship with acquaintances. And, in practice, I already have group chats with my core friends.
I'm not saying this is a bad idea, but I'd highly recommend you use DownToLunch and consider my feedback. Push-to-Hangout apps sound convienent but they don't add much value in practice. In fact, DTL's constant notifications were so bothersome I deleted the app.
- tobyjsullivan 11y agoOut of curiosity, was this primarily a result of just being connected with too many people in DTL? Do you think you may have had a better experience if you weren't connected to that last group at all? Along those lines, since it "hit the campus hard," did you feel social pressure to add everyone instead of just people who you'd actually want to hang out with? We predicted these problems to an extent and have been formulating some options to deal with them but were hoping we could hold off that part. Good to hear some feedback around the issue. Thanks!
- buss 11y agoI had the same initial thought about friend tiers. Could maybe be solved by electing to broaden the circle out as you hear back from closer friends?