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Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by QAPereo »

IncRnd wrote: post #17
QAPereo wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe, although generally when you fill a room with sick people, they don’t make each other well. Group therapy can work, but it takes the guidance of people not currently looking up from a hole.

> Maybe, although generally when you fill a room with sick people, they don’t make each other well. Group therapy can work, but it takes the guidance of people not currently looking up from a hole. Being alone is not a sickness. The site, when viewed on mobile even without an app, shows the first entry as someone who climbed a mountain when alone. Another learned about the three poisons, and yet a third chose to read…

“App for sharing lonliness and aloneness...”

Lose the semantic crap, and the cherry picking.

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by IncRnd »

QAPereo wrote: post #21
IncRnd wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Maybe, although generally when you fill a room with sick people, they don’t make each other well. Group therapy can work, but it takes the guidance of people not currently looking up from a hole. Being alone is not a sickness. The site, when viewed on mobile even without an app, shows the first entry as someone who climbed a mountain when alone. Another learned about the three poisons, and yet a third chose to read…

“App for sharing lonliness and aloneness...” Lose the semantic crap, and the cherry picking.

> “App for sharing lonliness and aloneness...”

The words "loneliness and aloneness" don't mean what you think. Read the comment to which you replied and which was written by the author of the app, "and find more acceptance of ourselves and our aloneness, however happy, peaceful, or sad."

> Lose the semantic crap.

There are better ways to relate to people.

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by QAPereo »

IncRnd wrote: post #22
QAPereo wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“App for sharing lonliness and aloneness...” Lose the semantic crap, and the cherry picking.

> “App for sharing lonliness and aloneness...” The words "loneliness and aloneness" don't mean what you think. Read the comment to which you replied and which was written by the author of the app , "and find more acceptance of ourselves and our aloneness, however happy , peaceful , or sad." > Lose the semantic crap. There are better ways to relate to people.

My experience with nitpicking and semantic parsing on this site says otherwise, and you’re certainly another brick in that wall.

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by IncRnd »

QAPereo wrote: post #23
IncRnd wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> “App for sharing lonliness and aloneness...” The words "loneliness and aloneness" don't mean what you think. Read the comment to which you replied and which was written by the author of the app , "and find more acceptance of ourselves and our aloneness, however happy , peaceful , or sad." > Lose the semantic crap. There are better ways to relate to people.

My experience with nitpicking and semantic parsing on this site says otherwise, and you’re certainly another brick in that wall.

> My experience with nitpicking and semantic parsing on this site says otherwise, and you’re certainly another brick in that wall.

There was no nitpicking or cherry picking. The entirety of your comment related to how being alone is a sickness. I pointed out that being alone is not a sickness. I supported this with three healthy comments from the very first page of the site.

Instead of actually discussing, you have twice turned to personal attacks.

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by pwaai »

nihilum wrote: post #8
kenning wrote: post #6

My pessimistic prediction is that this will either die or be overrun with the alt-right. They seem to gravitate towards the more anonymous social networks (4chan, yik yak). Also see "unpopular opinion puffin" memes on reddit -- a (now dead) meme format designed for people to share what they're afraid to say out loud to their peers, and quickly became a hub for alt-righty opinions on social issues.

Anonymity also permitted the American Revolution, among other things. Meanwhile the most prominent example that comes to mind for attempts to end even the pretense of anonymity online is authoritarian China. And fwiw, most of the other boards on 4chan at least tend to push the more obnoxious sorts of commentary back to /pol/, its 'containment board'. Twitter likewise tends to isolate communities of extremists, on bot…

> Anonymity also permitted the American Revolution, among other things.

Not sure what that has to do with anything.

> Meanwhile the most prominent example that comes to mind for attempts to end even the pretense of anonymity online is authoritarian China.

South Korea forces people to use their social insurance number to sign up to forums and commenting on social media. Again, not sure why you are using China, they aren't the only ones trying to deanonymize online.

> And fwiw, most of the other boards on 4chan at least tend to push the more obnoxious sorts of commentary back to /pol/, its 'containment board'.

What the parent is referring to is that online anonymous platforms attracts toxic trolls that overtake a platform, even with the moderation you mentioned. When people hide behind a faceless mask, it brings out the worst in people, simply because of the dopamine release from inflicting pain on others to feel good about their otherwise miserable life.

> Twitter likewise tends to isolate communities of extremists, on both sides, simply by virtue of explicit blocking or mere lack of sufficient interest to follow on the part of more balanced participants.

Twitter hasn't done a great job, it's overrun by bots with political agendas, people are mob attacked and it's a poor case to support your assertion that anonymous somehow works even against the mounting evidence against it.

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by pwaai »

wtsui wrote: post #7
kenning wrote: post #6

My pessimistic prediction is that this will either die or be overrun with the alt-right. They seem to gravitate towards the more anonymous social networks (4chan, yik yak). Also see "unpopular opinion puffin" memes on reddit -- a (now dead) meme format designed for people to share what they're afraid to say out loud to their peers, and quickly became a hub for alt-righty opinions on social issues.

Yes, the unfortunate fate of so many anonymous apps in the past years. Moderation may be an ongoing challenge but without commenting or messaging, Solo should be a bit more resilient.

One attack vector here might be trolls creating large number of accounts or manipulating the algorithm to share suicidal messages....I've seen far worse, the internet in all purposes does a lot of good but it's also emboldened incels

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by nikkwong »

kenning wrote: post #6

My pessimistic prediction is that this will either die or be overrun with the alt-right. They seem to gravitate towards the more anonymous social networks (4chan, yik yak). Also see "unpopular opinion puffin" memes on reddit -- a (now dead) meme format designed for people to share what they're afraid to say out loud to their peers, and quickly became a hub for alt-righty opinions on social issues.

Why couldn't you imagine the developers here just implement a flagging/reporting system to just clean up the potential bad content?

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by drngdds »

nihilum wrote: post #8
kenning wrote: post #6

My pessimistic prediction is that this will either die or be overrun with the alt-right. They seem to gravitate towards the more anonymous social networks (4chan, yik yak). Also see "unpopular opinion puffin" memes on reddit -- a (now dead) meme format designed for people to share what they're afraid to say out loud to their peers, and quickly became a hub for alt-righty opinions on social issues.

Anonymity also permitted the American Revolution, among other things. Meanwhile the most prominent example that comes to mind for attempts to end even the pretense of anonymity online is authoritarian China. And fwiw, most of the other boards on 4chan at least tend to push the more obnoxious sorts of commentary back to /pol/, its 'containment board'. Twitter likewise tends to isolate communities of extremists, on bot…

The American Revolution was a mistake.

>And fwiw, most of the other boards on 4chan at least tend to push the more obnoxious sorts of commentary back to /pol/, its 'containment board'.

Which other boards? I don't know about most boards, but /g/ (and to a somewhat lesser extent /mu/) has tons of racism and sexism compared to most sites.

Re: Show HN: Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness

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Post by cyberferret »

As an INFP persona who has worked remotely and solo for many years, I'd like to break the stigma that "alone = bad". I find it incredibly energising a lot of the time, but then there are the odd times when I crave a little human social engagement.

Traditional social media channels have devolved into a cesspit of noisy pollution, but I tend to occasionally post right here on HN, guitar forums, or even on obscure Reddit threads just to hear the rare "Thanks", or "Wow, that was something useful".

I guess while I don't find loneliness a depressing thing, I just want to feel as if I am heard or making a difference to the world every now and then.

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