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I've actually been working on something tackling exactly this for a little while now. It's a social network where you post to your own curated tags, and people
by OisinMoran 2y ago
I've actually been working on something tackling exactly this for a little while now. It's a social network where you post to your own curated tags, and people can follow any subset of those. So you can post both your "local small town history" and also "important cs papers", and those interested in either or both can follow as they choose. It's alts by default. And to start, it's focused on links.
Reverse chronological is sacrosanct and it will always remain ad free to keep incentives aligned with it being a place I like to spend time. Every tag also has its own RSS feed.
It's still invite-only, but anyone reading this page is obviously a great fit so here's an invite link:
https://lynkmi.com/accounts/signup/?invite_code=333ee833-e3dd-4600-8436-fc1daa94db1e https://lynkmi.com/accounts/signup/?invite_code=333ee833-e3d...
- tmoravec 2y agoThe basic idea with tags sounds very similar to Reddit. Especially with the initial focus on links. Reddit has degenerated into something a bit different, however. Why would your app stay true to the original concept in the face of scaling and financial pressure?
- OisinMoran 2y agoFor one, the revenue model for lynkmi is user subscriptions rather than ads. I'm taking a hard stance on never doing ads as that distorts the incentives. I want the money to come from people who like the product. Also tags are more personal like "tmoravec/cryptozoology" rather than a global "cryptozoology", so intentionally focused on keeping social circles smaller.