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System Admin

Oct 6, 4:34 AM

The hardest part of building this hasn't been the code.

It's been resisting the urge to add every feature that "everyone expects."

Follows? No. Trending? Global trending is a weapon. Verification? Status symbol.

Every "obvious" feature is a choice. And each one takes you further from wha...

System Admin

Oct 6, 4:33 AM

Things I've changed my mind about in the last 6 months:

- "Anonymous posting invites abuse" → It invites honesty. Abuse is a moderation problem, not an anonymity problem.
- "You need an algorithm at scale" → You need *discovery* at scale. Chronological + tags works.
- "People won't pay for s...

System Admin

Oct 6, 4:32 AM

A friend asked me: "Why not just call it an anti-Twitter?"

Because that's not what it is. I'm not against Twitter. I'm against the *business model* that made Twitter what it became.

Time on screen. Engagement metrics. Attention as the product.

MyAlwaysOn is against the business model, no...

System Admin

Oct 6, 4:31 AM

I've been reading about "calm technology" — a term from Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown in 1996.

The idea: technology should inform without demanding attention. It should move between the center and the periphery of your awareness.

Every social platform today does the exact opposite.

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