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Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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Post by Shawnj2 »

mattl wrote: post #110
Shawnj2 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure but Nextdoor is still a huge business trying to reach the widest possible audience of local areas. Something limited by if you’re awake when it’s up is different IMO

Night workers or shift workers would have a different take on it. They’d be the ones posting in your area maybe?

I mean night workers also don’t get to do other traditional evening events like go to a concert or bar so this doesn’t bother me. Night workers in nearby time zones would be able to use it either before or after their shift depending on their location

Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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Post by KurSix »

dailykoder wrote: post #104

Fun fact: If you don't open a social media account, then you will most likely not spend hours on their apps. Sounds really fucking crazy, but it's true. I tested it myself!

Wild experiment! I've heard rumors that deleting the apps also helps, but that might just be a conspiracy theory

Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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Post by KurSix »

SoftTalker wrote: post #25

Yeah I have thought about websites having "business hours" also. So support staff don't have to worry about getting a call or text message at 0200 that something isn't working... just fix it in the morning.

Until someone inevitably creates the -24/7 premium access- tier.

Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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Post by KurSix »

huevosabio wrote: post #90

Ahhhh a friend and I created a similar idea for startup weekend back in 2014. It was called Let's Get Weird. App would open only from 11p to 4a You were be able to chat and share pics only with nearby people Selfies were upside down, because why not At the end of the day period, pics, chats every thing got deleted and it was a blank slate the next day

Did you ever launch it, or was it just a fun weekend project?

Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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hashmush wrote: post #120
dailykoder wrote: post #104

Fun fact: If you don't open a social media account, then you will most likely not spend hours on their apps. Sounds really fucking crazy, but it's true. I tested it myself!

You know what? I've noticed the same thing with eating snacks etc., if you don't buy any, you won't eat any. It's amazing!

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Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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Post by josephg »

simonkagedal wrote: post #118

I think it's a really cool idea. I signed up because I had a brain fart and thought that "EST" was "European Standard Time" (I was of course thinking of CET). So yeah, the current window wouldn't work for me, but that's fine. Everything doesn't have to be for everyone. We all live in our bubbles anyway; creating artificial rules could actually be ways of creating new, unexpected interactions. This being said – if you…

> So yeah, the current window wouldn't work for me, but that's fine. Everything doesn't have to be for everyone. We all live in our bubbles anyway; creating artificial rules could actually be ways of creating new, unexpected interactions.

I like the idea that something like this could be open for 3 hours in the evening local time. Like, you'd get totally different communities coming on at different times, and having completely separate experiences together. But some other people would bridge the gap.

While you're online, every hour some people would be forced to leave and some other people could join.

Re: Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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Post by jofzar »

simonkagedal wrote: post #118

I think it's a really cool idea. I signed up because I had a brain fart and thought that "EST" was "European Standard Time" (I was of course thinking of CET). So yeah, the current window wouldn't work for me, but that's fine. Everything doesn't have to be for everyone. We all live in our bubbles anyway; creating artificial rules could actually be ways of creating new, unexpected interactions. This being said – if you…

I think a good alternative would be it's open twice, 7:39am and 7:39pm.

Makes it available for other regions but also the same (silly) idea.

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