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Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by MrGilbert »

FireInsight wrote: post #118
johnnymaroney wrote: post #90

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your appreciation for the site (except that one guy who hated it). Pretty awesome to see this little side project make it to the front page on here. I'm working on a new project called Feel ( https://www.feelapp.io ) which is an app that helps you feel all emotions on demand. It goes beyond just crying and helps you navigate and shift your mood in real time. It can make you cry too…

Not gonna lie, this whole "Feel - Emotions on Demand" thing sounds like a slightly dystopian scifi concept. Maybe like a Black Mirror -style parody of how even emotions can be manufactured nowadays.

That is… nothing new? At least for me, music does the same. It can make me cry, make me happy or make me angry. I can spin up a CD and get in each mood I desire. Or, and that’s the great thing about it, get out of it.

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by johnnymaroney »

monista wrote: post #13

Made me laugh, thank you! Laughing is healthy, though should be taken more often than once a week. For the record, it gave me https://player.vimeo.com/video/994963176

Crying once a week is great but as Charlie Chaplin said, a day without laughter is a day wasted, which I agree with. Happy I was able to help regardless.

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by om8 »

reassess_blind wrote: post #140
rcbdev wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, of course. Russians are, in fact, not people and do not deserve to view Western sites, media or actually any web service hosted by Western nations. What kind of a take is this? If you strategically block an entire nation from viewing our sites and media, you're handing the state-run media there more power.

FYI Russian ISPs are blocking Cloudflare, Cloudflare isn’t blocking Russia.

I believe he knows

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by Tade0 »

Works for me. Most reliable SaaS (Sadness as a Service) I've seen in the past years.

I have a collection of clips that worked on me specifically which I used to gauge my state - not crying is a cause for concern, but over the years I got desensitised to them.

I'm almost afraid to ask: are Japanese Toyota ads in there?

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by M4v3R »

unclekev wrote: post #65

Well the site definitely works. Currently going through a extremely difficult time at the moment with my amazing cat that is dying of CKD/CHF. First video this site showed me is "A scene from the movie A Dog's Purpose (2017). A family's dog reaches the end of his life." Now I cant stop crying.

When my cat passed away I wept like a baby. He was my friend and companion when we travelled across the country for 10 years. It’s been 5 years since and I still tear up whenever I think about him.

Sending virtual hugs in your direction.

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by om8 »

andrewyazura wrote: post #127
shishqa wrote: post #114

Seems that website is hosted on cloudflare and doesn't open in Russia, which blocks all cloudflare traffic. This makes me cry, thanks! App works 100%

the fact that it doesn't open in russia makes me happy, to be honest

I'm currently in Russia trying to get a US visa for my CS PhD. Because I do CS, I got into a thing called administrative processing. For 95% of people, it takes days -- weeks, tops. Because of the colour of my passport, it has already lasted for 3 months. I know people who are waiting for 2 years to pass it.

Why do you think I shouldn't have access to this website in Russia?

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by throwanem »

johnnymaroney wrote: post #125
FireInsight wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not gonna lie, this whole "Feel - Emotions on Demand" thing sounds like a slightly dystopian scifi concept. Maybe like a Black Mirror -style parody of how even emotions can be manufactured nowadays.

I get that reaction and see how it could sound a bit Black Mirror ish. It's literally just art and curated audiovisual experiences designed to help you feel and process your emotions though. We’re already living in a scifi dystopia where our emotions are constantly being manipulated by social media, algorithms, ads, etc. Feel is an attempt to offer an intentional alternative. It's not about manufacturing emotions. It…

I believe Soylent Green has some prior art.

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by throwanem »

unclekev wrote: post #65

Well the site definitely works. Currently going through a extremely difficult time at the moment with my amazing cat that is dying of CKD/CHF. First video this site showed me is "A scene from the movie A Dog's Purpose (2017). A family's dog reaches the end of his life." Now I cant stop crying.

I still miss my guy five years on. It's rough. Make the most of the time while you have it.

Re: Show HN: I made a website that makes you cry

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Post by throwanem »

KolibriFly wrote: post #129

We doomscroll all week, maybe it is time we schedule a cathartic cry like it's a dental appointment

More like going to a massage parlor. I used to work opposite one of those. Believe me, whatever you think you can imagine on the faces of men as they walked out that door, you really have to have seen it. Even I couldn't find the heart to catcall abuse, not even at the men who'd already put back on or never taken off their rings.
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