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I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people to log their locations

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Re: I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people to log their locations

#41

Curious what you used for maps. I always want to build stuff with maps but the costs can be really high

I used Deck.gl and CARTO basemaps. https://deck.gl/docs/api-reference/carto/basemap

You don't need a token to use this map, as long as you keep the usage to a reasonable limit (I think it says 1,000,000 tiles per month)

Re: I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people to log their locations

#42

I made something similar during Covid to help people cope, but it was specific for people who played Sky: Children of The Light game. The game launched right before Covid hit us and it helped people to went through the isolation. https://thatskywish.netlify.app if you wanted to give it a try. It follows the same principle that allows people to leave message for a friend anonymously. Wish that we have more website lik…

Nice, I love the graphics. Which framework did you use? Phaser? or just React?

Re: I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people to log their locations

#45
Neat idea, but I find the fact that so many people are depressed to be even more depressing, especially since there's no real way for them to connect.

If the site had a secret sauce, it would be the ability for the users to connect with each other in a meaningful way. Maybe sending each other affirmations of some sort? Sort of like the Sarahah website (https://sarahah.top/). I hope you can crack that code to build something people really engage with.

Re: I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people to log their locations

#46
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Neat idea, but I find the fact that so many people are depressed to be even more depressing, especially since there's no real way for them to connect. If the site had a secret sauce, it would be the ability for the users to connect with each other in a meaningful way. Maybe sending each other affirmations of some sort? Sort of like the Sarahah website ( https://sarahah.top/ ). I hope you can crack that code to build…

I think I have the recipe for the secret sauce, which I am running tasting sessions in my head and my partners haha

Definitely, there is a need to actually TALK to people, not just shouting into the void. I think there are plenty of forums/text messaging apps out there. I am trying to solve with voice, but a bit nuanced from Clubhouse, Discord, or Twitter spaces. Hope to add the feature soon here!

Re: I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people to log their locations

#47

> Only approximate location is uploaded (~3 mile accuracy). I believe where this is done by other services they account for the density of population in a geographic area. (IIRC there was an article posted here a few years ago) In my case a 3m radius would mean I’m one of 4 households, for example.

Great point. I need to look into this. If you find a link to it, please keep me posted
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