Nice work. It looks like a fun new take of The Palace Chat!
Someone told me about this today!! We need to build a tribute to The Palace within the product. On it.
Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
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#52That was cool, except I could never hear anybody talking. :( I could hear the videos, though.
Oh, weird. Let me DM you and get that fixed for you.
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#53I feel like I'm out of touch with current western culture, I honestly feel like I'm becoming an old fart at the age of 30. Everything is becoming increasingly infantile. Everything has to be fun and cool. I'm wondering where is this trend coming from. Is this some sort of a social response to how terrible and bleak reality seems to be? Or maybe it's because we actually treat majority of people like little children. I…
I am 23, have same feelings. It's not the age.
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#54I feel like I'm out of touch with current western culture, I honestly feel like I'm becoming an old fart at the age of 30. Everything is becoming increasingly infantile. Everything has to be fun and cool. I'm wondering where is this trend coming from. Is this some sort of a social response to how terrible and bleak reality seems to be? Or maybe it's because we actually treat majority of people like little children. I…
I think you're approaching it from the completely wrong way. We are in the time of revolution for video calls and interactive spaces. In times of revolution quick adoption is key. Funny/viral things with no participation barrier are ways of increasing adoption. It will allow the tech/product to evolve and soon also fit your usecase. Because most likely thats where the real money is. Just check this out: https://en.wi…
Preach!!
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#55I feel like I'm out of touch with current western culture, I honestly feel like I'm becoming an old fart at the age of 30. Everything is becoming increasingly infantile. Everything has to be fun and cool. I'm wondering where is this trend coming from. Is this some sort of a social response to how terrible and bleak reality seems to be? Or maybe it's because we actually treat majority of people like little children. I…
I’m older than you and I think it’s fun. I also question that this is a new thing. Look at the web in the 90s for example.
There was New Hive. That's one of our inspirations. I am not sure how many people have used that..
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#56I feel like I'm out of touch with current western culture, I honestly feel like I'm becoming an old fart at the age of 30. Everything is becoming increasingly infantile. Everything has to be fun and cool. I'm wondering where is this trend coming from. Is this some sort of a social response to how terrible and bleak reality seems to be? Or maybe it's because we actually treat majority of people like little children. I…
I wouldn't use it for work, and for that reason I like the idea of something being the opposite of work... where it doesn't have to be "professional" looking.
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#57I feel like I'm out of touch with current western culture, I honestly feel like I'm becoming an old fart at the age of 30. Everything is becoming increasingly infantile. Everything has to be fun and cool. I'm wondering where is this trend coming from. Is this some sort of a social response to how terrible and bleak reality seems to be? Or maybe it's because we actually treat majority of people like little children. I…
A lot of these products are failing to innovate in meaningful directions. Instead, they add silly features to justify your continued use of them and their development team salaries.
I would disagree. How is solving for better communication not meaningful?
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#58I stumbled into this same idea with OBS and their virtual cam. I used a window capture to plumb in my VC partner and built a "digital collage" with images, gifs, and browsers.
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#59I feel like I'm out of touch with current western culture, I honestly feel like I'm becoming an old fart at the age of 30. Everything is becoming increasingly infantile. Everything has to be fun and cool. I'm wondering where is this trend coming from. Is this some sort of a social response to how terrible and bleak reality seems to be? Or maybe it's because we actually treat majority of people like little children. I…
A related development I find interesting is the increasing denial of accountability. More and more, people focus on the ways that things aren't their fault or focus on things that they can't change. It's to a point where IMO people are basically treating themselves and each other as children, with the tired old mantras that children often use: it's not my fault, they started it, everyone else is doing it too, etc. It…
> A related development I find interesting is the increasing denial of accountability. More and more, people focus on the ways that things aren't their fault or focus on things that they can't change.
This is 100% on what's being taught in schools and colleges (critical race theory).
Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is Capitalism. Everything has to be family friendly so it can reach as wide an audience as possible. When you're waiting for customer support, you have to hear a fun jingle so you don't get upset. People have to be talked down to like children so they know their place in the wealth hierarchy. It's an ideology, not in the sense of political beliefs, but rather false ideas that dominate society that we all subcons…
> This is Capitalism. Everything has to be family friendly so it can reach as wide an audience as possible Ah yes, those socialists and their totally not family friendly media? Really? > When you're waiting for customer support, you have to hear a fun jingle so you don't get upset. It's so you know you haven't been disconnected. > People have to be talked down to like children so they know their place in the wealth h…
From your website:
"Admit Nothing. Deny Everything. Make Counter-Accusations"
Why am I not surprised to see this kind of instinctive reaction. I don't want to debate your points because that is way out of scope for this thread and I don't want to be chased out.