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Ah, classic Etsy move. They really went downhill, all I can see in my cosplay bubble on Twitter/Mastodon is complaints.
This is really cool. Would love to hear how you get on re sales and fb advertising. What other channels might work for this? Fb marketplace? Amazon?
I've had the store up since around the start of December and I've averaged a little over one sale per day since then. The bulk of these have come from the facebook ads and whilst the cost of these isn't great, I'm selling enough that I am making a profit still. I'm also trying to compete with all the results for regular enamel badges on Google by paying a small amount to promote my link. I've got some traffic but no…
As you point out in one of your posts, the meaning conveyed by the same battery level differs between extroverts and introverts.
For me, low social battery would mean "please leave me alone", whereas for others it would mean "please talk to me".
I wonder how that could be conveyed, of if there is another analogy other than battery level? Maybe a "talk to me traffic light"?!
People with lacking social skills (hi) are probably least likely to understand such a mixed signal.
To anyone planning to make another one of those: be clear and call it simply “sociability”. Then it’s quite obvious, red means stay away and green means I can talk. That said, it’d eliminate the fun “my social battery is out of battery” failure mode…
I could never understand what “social batteries” ever mean. If you are low on “social”, that seems… bad? Does it mean I should approach to talk and cheer/charge you up with some “social”? I guess if I can see you then you could be in public on purpose. However, why is it red? Red is generally not a friendly color… People with lacking social skills (hi) are probably least likely to understand such a mixed signal. To a…
This looks like a fun project! You know what I need? A social energy monitor that tells me how much I have left. I’m always caught by surprise when it’s too late. It would be like a radioactivity monitor, perhaps inferring exposure based on voices and location, and warn me when it’s time to seek decontamination and cover. ;)
Turn yourself into the Tamogotchi
I could never understand what “social batteries” ever mean. If you are low on “social”, that seems… bad? Does it mean I should approach to talk and cheer/charge you up with some “social”? I guess if I can see you then you could be in public on purpose. However, why is it red? Red is generally not a friendly color… People with lacking social skills (hi) are probably least likely to understand such a mixed signal. To a…
I could never understand what “social batteries” ever mean. If you are low on “social”, that seems… bad? Does it mean I should approach to talk and cheer/charge you up with some “social”? I guess if I can see you then you could be in public on purpose. However, why is it red? Red is generally not a friendly color… People with lacking social skills (hi) are probably least likely to understand such a mixed signal. To a…
"low social battery"/"spoons" doesn't mean you should avoid them or try and fix anything. What you should do is take it as a signal to not take offense and be patient if they need to leave suddenly, get distracted, or have difficulty. You can be welcoming while still making them some space to be tired or in pain.
My experience is that people who are lacking "social skills" aren't actually lacking social skills, they are lacking "social instincts". For people who have them, those social instincts work great 80% of the time, and most people just let them fail 20% of the time instead of applying critical thought to the situation (taking offense where none is meant or just miscommunicating).
Bluntly put, this tool is likely not meant for your consumption and your "lack of social skills" probably makes it much less necessary. You have to use critical thought every time you are in social interaction, so a reminder to do so is just signal noise to you.