This is going to be rough up north where I am, too much snow.
I'm up in icy Canada, but a social media hibernation might do me well.
Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass
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#42Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass
#43This is a hilarious concept and would probably genuinely help. Nicely done! I used to have a similar issue with hiding inside all the time (during Covid times, of course) and to motivate myself to go outside, I started an Instagram of tiny little plants growing in cracks in the pavement. I tried to add a new tiny plant every day or two, which meant that I had to wander further and further afield to find a suitable sp…
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#44I love this, the internet needs more of these weird concept apps. As another commenter mentioned, perhaps this could be extended for people that don't have grass around them due to season/location? Touch snow, touch sand, etc
"I love this app that gets me off of my phone!" "We need more apps!" Can we just sit and mediate and listen to ourselves grasping?
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#45my neighborhood is very low on grass will tree support be added? I like them better and we have a lot more of them sincerely, Lorax
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#46This is going to be rough up north where I am, too much snow.
1. Touch snow
2. See the sun while outdoors.
3. Say hi to someone in person.
4. Text a friend or family member.
5. Touch a tree.
I think touch a tree would be the most direct substitution. Something to be said for a social substitution too though, but it probably doesn't match the initial intent of touching grass.
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#47Nice idea. I feel like we don't see as many fun/whimsical apps these days as we did 10-15 years ago.
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#48But knowing myself, I'll probably just end up buying a plant and put it next to my table and end up using it
Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass
#49Great concept! However my mind started already coming up with ideas how to circumvent this like printing out a color picture of grass! Hope you can detect these fake attempts! :)