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I have a similarly non-cynical view of this and am considering to implement something similar for myself. The reasons are simple: 1. I don't want to wake up o
by cehrlich 5y ago
I have a similarly non-cynical view of this and am considering to implement something similar for myself.
The reasons are simple:
1. I don't want to wake up one day 20 or so years from now and realize that I'm old and lonely.
2. It's possible to lose friends/acquaintances if you don't talk to them for some amount of time
3. I am generally happy when people I've had positive interactions with in the past contact me out of the blue
4. However I am bad at doing this myself
5. It is reasonable to assume that the above also applies to many other people, so why not take the initiative?
Of course you could use this system to spam and annoy people, do unsavory marketing stuff, etc. but that doesn't mean it's not a useful framework for staying in touch with people who would be happy that someone is staying in touch with them.
- andrei_says_ 5y agoI made it a habit to speak to a friend every day of the week while taking my walk. The rest follows effortlessly - I usually rotate friends and end up with 7 to 10 people in a frequent conversation pool.
- Vivtek 5y agoAbsolutely. When Facebook got to the point that my old friends and family were ubiquitously present, it was a godsend. I reestablished contact with people I hadn't heard from for years, kept up-to-date on family that I would otherwise not have heard from - it was great. Lately, Facebook doesn't do a very good job of this, so I've been thinking of better ways of doing it. Something like an email reminder might work.