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> Make a social network that is centered around people who live in a 1 kilometer radius… Don't know if they still do, but Nextdoor required address verificatio
by ceejayoz 10mo ago
> Make a social network that is centered around people who live in a 1 kilometer radius…
Don't know if they still do, but Nextdoor required address verification via a postcard early on. I was pretty shocked at what some people in my area would post under their real names and locations.
(And well outside the realm of political nonsense. Someone posted a pic of their toddler's first poop in the potty.)
I think the power of shame has reduced significantly in recent years.
- nozzlegear 10mo agoI think shame is still powerful, but in the context of Nextdoor we just don't see our neighbors very often anymore. In many cases they might as well be random people on the other side of the country. I live in a small town and I'm quite friendly with my neighbors, but I still see and talk to them relatively rarely.
- throwway120385 10mo agoWhen you have a toddler it's very surprising what becomes normal. We're potty-training our son and I sometimes get texts from my spouse with a picture of a poop in a bad spot and then just the word "help."
- ceejayoz 10mo agoI mean, we did that, too. But there's a bit of a gulf between a text to the spouse and posting it for 20k people you run into regularly to see.
- SoftTalker 10mo agoCivility and sense of decorum have greatly diminished in the past few decades especially online.