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I think people like you need a new app, something like Tinder for lunch. I personally have no will to move to a high cost of life area and spend 1+ hour on comm
by LudwigNagasena 5y ago
I think people like you need a new app, something like Tinder for lunch. I personally have no will to move to a high cost of life area and spend 1+ hour on commune just because my coworkers can’t find friends.
- torben-friis 5y agoIsn't meetup.com a thing worldwide? Also, the dating app Bumble has an option for friendships, and in a pinch tinder itself works if you're super clear about your goals
- Ancalagon 5y agoI fully understand this perspective and agree remote work should be the de facto norm. Remote works benefits on a productivity and environmental level do seem to outweigh the social benefits. I guess I was just commenting how much I miss organic interaction with like-minded smart people in the office, and how much duller my days have gotten without that.
- auntienomen 5y agoCoworking is pretty good for this, and going to be amazing post-pandemic.
- samjbobb 5y agoI’ve been thinking about exactly this! I really miss the ‘low effort’ social interactions that in-office work provides. “Want to get lunch?” is one of those. Question: does this app already exist? Can I facilitate this in my life without building the app (easy part) and building a significant user base (hard part)?
- cvhashim 5y agoYeah I think bumble has a feature like that. Just for finding friends and such.
- Agingcoder 5y agoI don't want an app - I like my coworkers and enjoy having lunch with them. It's the other, pleasant part of work : social interactions with people I know. They are also sometimes necessary, ie you will sometimes solve problems more efficiently over lunch/coffee than by email / Skype. Furthermore, not everyone has a 1h+ commute to the office and lives in an expensive area - I know plenty of people with short commutes. In the end, it's not 'all remote' or 'all office', we're different people in different conditions. There has to be room for everyone.
- techwizard81 5y agoThe point of the person you are replying to is why do you need this social interaction with people you barely know (because be honest, you don’t really know these people) versus social interaction with your friends?
- Agingcoder 5y agoBecause if I'm honest, I do know them. I've been working for several years at the same place, have made friends, had lunch/dinner/beers/coffees, been to weddings, etc. Some of them are not friends, but I am happy to see them, just like I enjoy talking to my butcher or fruit seller. Maybe it's an age/cultural thing, but I'm going to spend quite a bit of time working, so I'd rather do it with people I like. Inevitably, because we like each other, we're happy to see each other, hence the office is a good place to go to. And if I don't know them yet, there's no reason why I shouldn't meet anyone interesting at the office. I also enjoy talking about my work with like minded people : not my friends, but co-workers. The best conversations happen over beers, coffees, meals, etc which require physical interactions.
- techwizard81 5y agoFair enough, I guess it’s just different for everybody. I personally prefer to get my job done as quickly as possible (which is easier without all those interactions) so that I can have the time to go spent it with the people of my choosing and not people that just happens to be next to me.
- snek_case 5y agoThe problem you'll find, I think, is that many people will try to use "Tinder for lunch" as if it were just tinder.
- dbbk 5y agoBumble BFF exists and works fine in my experience
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- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoYes, lets make finding casual acquaintances as awful as online dating, that's the ticket!