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My only question is what problem are you solving? It would no doubt be cool but who is the target for this, who is truly in need of it?
by brm 18y ago
My only question is what problem are you solving? It would no doubt be cool but who is the target for this, who is truly in need of it?
- yrashk 18y agoI am trying to make some people at least a bit happier — _at least_ by understanding that they are not alone (note that I said "at least") Different people might need it: * those who feel bad * those who want to validate some area's "wellness climate" — like "where to go today?" * those who want to express their happiness/wellness somehow
- run4yourlives 18y agoWouldn't you just get an overall feeling of wellness that is skewed negative though? I mean, if I'm happy, I'm not really too concerned that I don't live in a "happy town".
- yrashk 18y agothat's a very reasonable and important point; it is a challenge to motivate happy people to assess their wellness level. So what I need is just to get this information without trying to motivate them much ;) As per my initial efforts to get some real sample data, that seems to be quite doable by household/street polls performed by either volunteers or paid buddies. Further plans include some extra methods to get this information but as for now self-assessment and some kind of polls seem to be feasible and be a reasonable way to get more or less balanced information.
- brm 18y agoI feel like if you have the capability to create this, then you also have the capability to create something else that will actually improve people's state of happiness not just something that will show people that other people feel like crap too.
- yrashk 18y agopardon me? I am not sure I understood your statement completely. though yes — you're right — only showing people that other people feel like crap too wouldn't help them much; but in order to add some features/services that might actually help somehow, I anyway need this map first, right? just as a thing to start at.