Designing, manufacturing, and selling an LED 'social battery' pin badge

Post by anileated » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:43 PM UTC

blamestross wrote: post #20

anileated wrote: post #15

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 have multiple chronic pain and health issues that can make extended social situations hard for me. Often it sneaks up on me. "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…

Post by thip » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:58 PM UTC

thip wrote: post #23

doophus wrote: post #13

This looks fun! How do you get on with shipping outside the UK? Is there any trickiness with taxes, customs etc that you need to deal with?

I haven't had any problems with it yet and I've sent enough abroad now that someone would have complained by now if there were issues (I hope!). I'm just using the basic Royal Mail international postage option which is DDU (delivery duty unpaid - something else I learned through doing this!) so tax is the responsibility of the buyer. Customs is the part I found most stressful trying to work out. I have to attach a de…

Post by blamestross » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 5:09 PM UTC

anileated wrote: post #22

blamestross wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have multiple chronic pain and health issues that can make extended social situations hard for me. Often it sneaks up on me. "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…

Took a while to get it but I can see your final point. Still must note that it makes applying critical thought harder and can lead to opposite results. I guess it would work with people with whom it is established beforehand what the battery is supposed to mean. The first point, thanks for the insight. Depending on the type of pain it can be the opposite for me, sometimes I find it easier to distract myself from it b…

Post by irq-1 » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 9:18 PM UTC

JR1427 wrote: post #14

This is nice, and well done getting all the way to production! 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…

Post by anileated » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 2:45 PM UTC

SkyPuncher wrote: post #25

anileated wrote: post #15

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 know that I have a social battery. Basically, I get warn down on conversations and social interactions. Typically, this manifests in two ways: * I'm more prone to day dream/wander away from the conversation. * I'm going to struggle to actively keep a conversation going. I don't think I could ever wear a pin like this, but for me low social battery would indicate "I'm less likely to be highly engaged in a conversati…