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+/- I have now spent several hours on the app and it's not what I really expected. It's long voicemails. Nothing more or less. It forces you to listen. This re
by noduerme 3y ago
+/- I have now spent several hours on the app and it's not what I really expected. It's long voicemails. Nothing more or less. It forces you to listen.
This reminds me of, e.g., Eliza or situations that throw you into the role of therapist, or asking for therapy. Or Love Line from the 90s. It's actually quite good because it requires a lot of concentration and thought.
I don't know if it will take off. I don't have high hopes. But I think it would be great if it did. It has the exact type of trade-off and waiting/thinking period prior to response that is so missing from all of the current social platforms. You can respond, but you must listen and respond thoughtfully.
Maybe part of what I'm appreciating is that it has an inherent anti-bot mechanism, which is that it's all just human voice.
It's touching and sweet, as well. It's hard to define what I mean by that, but this piece of code has soul that almost everything these days lacks.
In the past few hours I've exchanged voicemails of support with people from Malaysia to Seattle, and it's surprisingly normal, like being the 3rd guy down the bar to throw in a piece of advice, but you can actually talk to people because you gotta listen to them. It's almost one of those things that's so stupidly brilliant, it's incredible no one thought of it before.
I hope it takes off.
- jaybhum 3y agoThis made me tear up a little bit :') Thank you for your kind words! I think you really get the intent of our app. We think there is a big chunk of humanity missing from all the app offerings out there that unfortunately tend to amplify misinterpretation and distrust all for the sake of eyeballs on screen. And I also agree with your sentiment that this might not take off. I think apps with sexual and stimulating aspects that give instant dopamine hit would have a better chance of going viral, to be honest. But, in the world of fast-food apps, we want to create a whole-some app that people can get spiritual nourishment from. It might take a while, but we believe it is the right and the good thing for humanity :)