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scriptify
Good job! 🍺
Hi @scriptify !
First of all: I feel you and I've been pondering about this problem for a while now and yes, it is indeed (t)here - easily noticing it when I was commuting by public transport or in some public places: 'people' getting easily 'distracted' by their phone (notifications), desperately trying to mimic a 'real' connection/conversation with some online person or just 'random scrolling' online, trying to stay 'engaged' or in 'contact', while getting carried to work/school/etc. Much social.
People tend to forget that they can just raise their eyes out of the 'black mirror' for a bit, look around and find some nearby stranger/person with whom you can have a real social/human interaction with, a real conversation (spoiler alert!) - without the 'luxury' of time to adjust/perfect your replies like in 'text' mode, some tend to favour / do that as it allows them to present themselves in a desirable manner.
The world is so 'connected', yet people seem/are so 'disconnected', or the human social interaction seems to dim 😞
Second of all: Thanks for starting & sharing this, got me motivated again to get involved in this 'initiative' and i'll try to find the time to do that soon. Good job!
Cheers 🍻
Hello @dimorphic! First of all thank you for your motivating answer (exactly things like those may keep such projects alive) and sorry for my late reply. :blush: Yea, the heavy usage of so called 'social' networks mostly have the opposite effect, and saying that those networks just want to make the world 'more connected' is very, very hypocritical. I mean, I like the idea behind social networks, because they make it possible to stay in touch with people physically far away from us. But I don't like how they developed over time, the original aim of social networks just got lost (and I don't elaborate further on this now, even though there would be much more to say).
The more people talk with other people, the opener they get and the better the world/society we live in could become. Being digitally connected has just nothing to do with real human interaction.
I am happy that I have inspired other people with NEAR, this is really nice to see. I would love to collaborate!
Again, thank you for your motivating answer!
Have a nice day :sun_behind_small_cloud:
Love this concept. I am trying to solve it on my own and starting with dating instead of networking. Would you be open to chatting on the phone about collaborating?
Love this concept. I am trying to solve it on my own and starting with dating instead of networking. Would you be open to chatting on the phone about collaborating?
I'd love to!