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by hedayet 2y ago
> That's what they said about patents, and so far it just means players with more money buy up more patents. That's a bit of a strawman argument. > ...Coca-Cola and Google spend huge amounts on advertising just to make peopl
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by hedayet 2y ago
Theoretically: yes. Realistically: no, you can’t stop big companies from advertising. Just having multiple shops bearing your logo gives you a level of brand recognition that’s hard to beat. Even if no one advertised, they’d still find ways
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by hedayet 2y ago
1. Discovery For known problems, sure! we probably don’t need ads anymore. But for unknown problems, we still do. When you're not even aware that a solution exists, or that your current approach could be improved, advertising can spark
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by hedayet 2y ago
Advertising has consequences, and I’m not a big fan of it, but it’s also a necessary evil. It’s easy to dismiss advertising as just a profit engine for ad platforms, but that’s only part of the picture. At its best, advertising plays a mean
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by hedayet 2y ago
That’s a great insight. I totally agree that early Facebook’s ability to surface actual connections was valuable before it turned into an endless recommendation machine. The challenge is figuring out how to offer just enough discoverability
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by hedayet 2y ago
Thanks for trying it out! That particular error usually happens due to a temporary network issue or if third-party cookies are blocked. Could you try refreshing or using a different browser? I’ll also check on my end to make sure everythin
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by hedayet 2y ago
Thanks for the feedback! 1. The bottom nav links are fixed now, really appreciate you pointing that out. 2. > ...an About page with screenshots great suggestion! We’ll work on adding that soon to better showcase what Aponlink is about.
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by hedayet 2y ago
Glad this resonates with you! That’s exactly the goal—keeping the useful parts of social networking while removing the noise and AI-driven manipulation. > How do you envision onboarding? Do I join, and then try to convince a handful of p
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by hedayet 2y ago
https://aponlink.com/ I built a no-AI, human-only social network focused on ONLY one thing - keeping people connected. I'd stepped away from mainstream social media last year due to the overwhelming negativity, privacy
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by hedayet 2y ago
I own a pair of pants, and it's valued at $200B. I wear them while strolling through my $1T city, and browsing billion-MAU websites. You can buy them or not—that’s up to you. But the valuation? $200B - official.
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by hedayet 2y ago
This is great progress! If a solution like this can reduce global hard plastic usage by even 1%, that would be a massive impact. It's encouraging to see smart people attacking this hard problem persistently, delivering new solutions, a
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by hedayet 2y ago
I like the fact that this piece holds the individual as well as the large corporation accountable for their actions.
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A former Facebook policy employee on the Careless People book(restofworld.org)
1 points by hedayet 2y ago|3 comments
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by hedayet 2y ago
I have ADHD. Here's my story: 1. I can focus and solve hard problems, but you’ll notice my legs swinging restlessly, hand gestures, or me suddenly typing a completely unrelated web address. 2. I was always a great student, but I was al
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by hedayet 2y ago
My take is pretty depressing for a different reason - I understand the outrage against mark zuckerberg for nurturing such culture and making the executive decision, but also understand that at least one engineer was involved in writing and
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by hedayet 2y ago
Great question! I'd say the biggest difference is the mindset while using it: 1. This isn’t an alternative to messaging apps. Messaging is for active conversations; social networks are for passive catching up. 2. Facebook Groups come w
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Show HN: I built a non-algorithmic social network for just my family and friends(aponlink.com)
2 points by hedayet 2y ago|2 comments
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Show HN: I built a non-algorithmic social network for just my family and friends
1 points by hedayet 2y ago|0 comments
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by hedayet 2y ago
I agree with most of you said. But my frustrations and concerns are more from a developer/distributor point of view.
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by hedayet 2y ago
I hear you and I myself have push notifications turned off by default. But ours is a b2b app and our customers do ask for push notifications so they won't miss any important notifications from their customers.
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Ask HN: Anyone else ready to ditch app stores and Facebook's ecosystem?
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by hedayet 2y ago
I used to be a social media addict and had even accepted the term addict for some time. But mid-last year, Facebook flagged one of my posts for violating its "platform guidelines"—and that was my breaking point. That moment made m
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by hedayet 2y ago
> …it’s about having a long-term plan for space colonization and exploration. I see your point, and I'd appreciate it even more if you could elaborate further. If you could point me to some resources (articles, documentaries, books)
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Ask HN: Are you convinced enough by Elon Musk's vision to go to Mars now? Why?
7 points by hedayet 2y ago|15 comments
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by hedayet 2y ago
Is this purely a network-first idea, or can someone test it on a small scale first?
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Ask HN: What Problem Would You Solve with Unlimited Time and Money? [Mar 2025]
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Ask HN: Is anyone designing a programming language specifically for GenAI?
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by hedayet 2y ago
BTW, the title feels too loaded. The controversy this time is significant enough to be articulated in its own title instead of this level of generalization. With ongoing layoffs from companies with increasing market cap and the AI hype (whe
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by hedayet 2y ago
I've been using the Amethyst window manager for ~10 years. It's open-source and generally works well, though it occasionally requires a restart (the app, not the OS)
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Thank you for sharing

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