wtsui

Yes, the unfortunate fate of so many anonymous apps in the past years.

Moderation may be an ongoing challenge but without commenting or messaging, Solo should be a bit more resilient.

wtsui

9 tahun yang laludiscuss

Thanks for the feedback.

I created this project because I know many people who struggled with loneliness at times in their lives.

My hope is that by sharing this experience we’ll feel a sense of connection when we’re alone, and find more acceptance of ourselves and our aloneness, however happy, peaceful, or sad.

wtsui

11 tahun yang laludiscuss

I used an early prototype of this card and the experience is awesome. Super simple, it just works. App is a nice companion when you want to see the transactions you've made. Congrats to the team on the launch!

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Don't worry, no plans to have ads on here.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Thanks! That's kind of you to offer, will keep that in mind.

Initial users are friends and some nice people from /r/introvert on reddit.

Lonenote was inspired by PostSecret, a project I volunteer for. Lonenote seemed like a good idea at the time but ended up being a bad merging of two products, a niche handwriting app and the alone sharing app I really wanted to build, which is now Solo. I thought the novelty handwriting feature was necessary to bring attention to the alone idea.

Anon was an attempt to follow the early anonymous app wave and a reaction to Whisper, where people share stock images that are disconnected from real life.

Solo is the app I wanted to make even if no one but a few people would use it. I switched to 'Solo' because I wanted the name to express both the positive and negative sides of the alone experience.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Great UI feedback. Definitely adding it to the list!

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Posts that are obviously inappropriate are moderated.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Different attempts to get at more or less the same thing.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Somehow missed the indent. Thanks :)

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Loneliness does seem to be a widespread issue.

Networks that help us connect with each other and reduce loneliness will get better and better, but I don't think they'll be centered around loneliness in particular.

Beyond networks, there have been a lot of good tips and interesting discussions on HN about coping with loneliness (https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+...).

As macu commented earlier: "It's just really hard to find the right people, even knowing they're out in the world." I think we all have to experience some amount of loneliness as we try to find the right connections for ourselves in life. I hope Solo can help people find a little more peace and patience as they continue to search.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

It is and always will be a non-profit project, so no need to worry.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

That's exactly what this app is about. Thanks for signing up :)

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Thanks for checking it out! Will consider adding a web interface once I get a sense of the app's usage.

wtsui

12 tahun yang laludiscuss

Thanks! :)