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...
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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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The rule I'm building by:
If a feature only exists to make people stay longer, it doesn't go in.
No streaks. No infinite scroll. No autoplay. No push notifications designed to pull you back.
You come when you have something to say or read. You leave when you're done.
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