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Re: Show HN: Write-Only Interface for Twitter

#91

Post by aboutabot » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 1:06 PM UTC

linuz90 wrote: post #90

aboutabot wrote: post #89

I love this idea! I've also recognized you. You're the duo from Mailbrew and Boxy Suite! I wonder, how do you find ideas for the great apps? Looks like you start from a need but at the same time I feel like you must be data-driven.

Hey thanks! We actually very rarely start from data or market research, but basically from our own needs. We liked Gmail but hated it using it in the browser, so we've built Boxy Suite. We like following many websites, authors and creators, but felt overwhelmed by feeds, so we've built Mailbrew. We love Twitter but needed a focused writing environment to remove distractions when we want to publish our thoughts, so we…

That's really good answer! Thanks for it! I guess I will need to get better into identifying my needs

Re: Show HN: Write-Only Interface for Twitter

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Post by tertius » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 2:09 PM UTC

e1g wrote: post #69

Shared404 wrote: post #67

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> Mostly noise. Like most chit-chatter at most parties. I could show up to the party, get on a soapbox, do my monologue, then leave. But I won't make any friends or impact that way, even if these parties is where the audience is. Good point. However, making friends/impact is not what everyone wants from twitter. Some people just want a place to put their thoughts out, and don't really care what anyone else is doing.…

> Some people just want a place to put their thoughts out, and don't really care what anyone else is doing. Not being snarky: this is what personal journals are for. It's difficult for me to reconcile "I want to put my thoughts out, but for as many people as possible to see them, and without caring about impact". At best, it feels like void navel-gazing, and at worst it might be a source of so much thoughtless/margin…

Twitter allows for this just as many blogs (like books) don't have comment sections but have the author accessible via email or not at all. This doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to publish.

Where it's written, if it's designed so, doesn't really matter. I mean it's not practical to do so over text, but email? Yes.

There are even a subsection of people who never engage in twitter and just consume...

You can still allow people to visit your site and email you... But many people tweet successfully without replying to anyone.

If you disagree with what these non repliers say, stop reading.

Other readers don't need protection. They need exposure to more ideas, not fewer.

Re: Show HN: Write-Only Interface for Twitter

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Post by dfsfddsfsdf » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

rinor wrote: post #68

swyx wrote: post #24

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it also feels a little disrespectful of people who follow you. if I reply to you I know you won't read it. so if someone bragged about using your app it'd be a prompt for me to unfollow them.

I'm working on something in the social networking space, and I'm curious about your views and where you are coming from. If you don't mind me asking: What type of people do you follow - people you met irl or online, or friend of friends, or famous people? And how do you want to interact with them?

The example tweets for this app are attributed to @Naval.

He follows zero people on Twitter. That is a huge red flag if, like me, you are trying to avoid narcissists who aren't interested in listening to others. It's clear that the developers of Typefully are oblivious to this Twitter syndrome.

At best, it's for people who are in transmit mode (like Rob Rhinehart on his blog) and this is a dangerous way to operate because you're not engaging with your hypothetical audience before pontificating.

See, e.g. https://klwightman.com/2016/07/11/zero-twitter-following-cou...

"What a zero following count on Twitter really says is that you are more concerned with your image than your connections. Your ego is more important that the conversations you could have to genuinely build your character.

A zero following Twitter count shows that you don’t care what others on Twitter are saying. Maybe you do, maybe you don’t. Because actions speak volumes, a zero following count says that you don’t.

No need to worry. This strategy often fails, and for good reason.

Many Twitter users see through this strategy. How much fun is it to follow someone who doesn’t care what anyone has to say, even you?

So many will unfollow these ego accounts and their Twitter follower account once again dwindles."

Re: Show HN: Write-Only Interface for Twitter

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Post by ericsoderstrom » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 9:53 PM UTC

austhrow743 wrote: post #79

ericsoderstrom wrote: post #78

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> Imagine writing a blog but everyone suggesting to you that you have to consume other people’s blogs in order to contribute your own It would be pretty weird to write a blog, but never read others. Especially if you avoided reading blogs because you thought it was bad for your mental health. Why make more of a bad thing?

People want different things. This reads to me like why date if you’re not gay and also your own type.

I think it's more like an oncologist who avoids smoking for health reasons being on the board of a cigarette company.

Re: Show HN: Write-Only Interface for Twitter

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Post by kgin » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 12:41 AM UTC

I would pay actual money for a Twitter-like site that only provided factual updates on topics I care about.

I believe everyone has the right to express their opinion, but I'm just not emotionally equipped to handle being blasted daily by the firehose of all the opinions in the world.

But I like to get updates.