When writing my thesis I met with a group of strangers online who were also studying or other computer-based activities. We had a pomodoro bell go every 25 minu

When writing my thesis I met with a group of strangers online who were also studying or other computer-based activities. We had a pomodoro bell go every 25 minutes or so, when we'd chat for a few minutes during the break. Just having people around, really made a huge difference and helped me get through months of hard work. I've seen some startups come up with this idea - seems a bit sad to make a business out of people keeping each other company but I suppose some prefer to have that curated for them.