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> What do you think about anonymous publishing in 2025? Craigslist's Rants & Raves started that in 1996 (almost 30 years ago), Reddit started in 2005 (about 20
by SMAAART 1y ago
> What do you think about anonymous publishing in 2025?
Craigslist's Rants & Raves started that in 1996 (almost 30 years ago), Reddit started in 2005 (about 20 years ago).
> Would love feedback from the HN community.
What unserved or underserved needs does this address?
IMO it sounds like a solution looking for a problem.
Read this book: The Lean Startup.
Anyway, good luck to you.
- echo_vick 1y agoYou’re actually right, anonymous posting has been around for decades. Craigslist, Whisper, PostSecret, Reddit… all had their moment. The underserved need (at least how I see it) is that most existing platforms tied anonymity back to profiles or clout. Reddit has karma. Twitter/X has followers. Even “throwaway” accounts aren’t fully free of identity. The experiment here is: what if there’s no account, no profile, no karma? Just the raw story itself. Almost like “content without authorship.” Whether that’s a niche people care about in 2025 is exactly what I’m testing. Lean Startup-style. Ship small, measure, learn. Appreciate the reality check though.