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I don't know for sure if it's possible to use an app to help those kinds of people, but I honestly believe that it doesn't take much more than a comfortable env

I don't know for sure if it's possible to use an app to help those kinds of people, but I honestly believe that it doesn't take much more than a comfortable environment and convenient access to people to bring them together. I'm at least giving it a shot.

cousin_it 10y ago
Bringing depressed people together doesn't help them. They need attention from non-depressed people, who abandoned them for the freedom of modernity. Solving this problem won't be win-win, so a startup won't help. Just like you can't make a startup to redistribute money from rich people to poor people. It's a task for charity or government.
- baron816 10y ago
  I'm not aiming to bring depressed people together. I'm aiming to bring people together, depressed or not. I think no matter who you are, going from a situation where you know no or few people who live close to you, to one where you suddenly know and have access to people who are within walking distance would make a huge difference on your life. Will that solve all of a depressed person's problems? I don't know, but I think it could go a long way towards helping them. Access, in my opinion, is the main issue here. That's what I'm working on.
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  - minikites 10y ago
    Another thing to consider: Why are they lonely? Maybe they're new in town, maybe they're socially awkward, maybe they've been ostracized from previous groups because they're a sociopath. What happens when you bring a lonely person seeking validation to meet a manipulative sociopath?
    - baron816 10y ago
      If you go about you life refusing to meet people because you're afraid you're going to meet a sociopath, then you're going to be awfully lonely. Fortunately, most mature adults are pretty easy to get along with. Yeah, everyone's had a bad experience meeting people here and there. But that's just part of living.
      - minikites 10y ago
        I agree, but I'm talking about a situation that could be dangerous for a lonely person who doesn't know any better. A mature adult could recognize the danger but an awkward, sheltered person could easily be taken advantage of by a skilled manipulator.

cousin_it 10y ago

Bringing depressed people together doesn't help them. They need attention from non-depressed people, who abandoned them for the freedom of modernity. Solving this problem won't be win-win, so a startup won't help. Just like you can't make a startup to redistribute money from rich people to poor people. It's a task for charity or government.

baron816 10y ago
I'm not aiming to bring depressed people together. I'm aiming to bring people together, depressed or not. I think no matter who you are, going from a situation where you know no or few people who live close to you, to one where you suddenly know and have access to people who are within walking distance would make a huge difference on your life. Will that solve all of a depressed person's problems? I don't know, but I think it could go a long way towards helping them. Access, in my opinion, is the main issue here. That's what I'm working on.
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- minikites 10y ago
  Another thing to consider: Why are they lonely? Maybe they're new in town, maybe they're socially awkward, maybe they've been ostracized from previous groups because they're a sociopath. What happens when you bring a lonely person seeking validation to meet a manipulative sociopath?
  - baron816 10y ago
    If you go about you life refusing to meet people because you're afraid you're going to meet a sociopath, then you're going to be awfully lonely. Fortunately, most mature adults are pretty easy to get along with. Yeah, everyone's had a bad experience meeting people here and there. But that's just part of living.
    - minikites 10y ago
      I agree, but I'm talking about a situation that could be dangerous for a lonely person who doesn't know any better. A mature adult could recognize the danger but an awkward, sheltered person could easily be taken advantage of by a skilled manipulator.