Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with
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Re: Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with
#2Hi everyone,
Recently, given the results of the election and the divisiveness that's been revealed because of it, it seems like the country isn't talking to one another anymore. We're afraid of one another and the polices the other political party will put in place. A lot of this, I think, has to deal with the lack of communication between actual human beings that lie on both sides of the isle. I made this app, Mest, to try and get people who hold different opinions talking to one another. We just have to start doing something to deal with the ever increasing division in the U.S.
Re: Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with
#3Some feedback:
It's really strange how new messages appear at the top of the conversation instead of at the bottom. It's kind of unintuitive.
It would also be nice that with the browser at 100%, the chat window was big enough to reach the "new message" box. There's a big empty gap that's kind of awkward.
Edit-- Also, pressing escape twice either doesn't work for me or there's no feedback to confirm that I disconnected successfully.
I like it a lot, though, awesome job!! :)
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#4Hi everyone, Recently, given the results of the election and the divisiveness that's been revealed because of it, it seems like the country isn't talking to one another anymore. We're afraid of one another and the polices the other political party will put in place. A lot of this, I think, has to deal with the lack of communication between actual human beings that lie on both sides of the isle. I made this app, Mest,…
I actually was having a great reconciling conversation with a guy on here just now. I love the idea. I did get disconnected after a while btw. My messages just didn't post.
I came away feeling more like I understood the other side of the debate so well done!
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#5Somehow, I think there's not going to be a lot of trump supporters out there.
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#6How about other topics to debate?
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#7Great idea, love it!
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#8Great idea, love it!
Re: Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with
#9Hi everyone, Recently, given the results of the election and the divisiveness that's been revealed because of it, it seems like the country isn't talking to one another anymore. We're afraid of one another and the polices the other political party will put in place. A lot of this, I think, has to deal with the lack of communication between actual human beings that lie on both sides of the isle. I made this app, Mest,…
Agree in principle, but one thing that threw me off off the bat- it asked if I was for or against trump. My views are more nuanced than that- to the point I wouldn't feel comfortable selecting either. Not sure how to best express that in the app, but I do think it's one of the things people misunderstand about "the other".
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#10I'd be interested in a non-binary option.
I am neither for nor against Trump, rather I'm interested in the relative merits or faults inherent in his policy proposals (where possible to investigate) and discourse.