I added stories to a friendship app, then spent longer than I'd admit trying not to copy the version everyone already has. Here's what I changed, and the objection I couldn't engineer away.
We wrote two posts arguing against streaks. We're adding one anyway. A reflection on the difference between an engagement trick and a small, honest nudge — and where we tried to draw the line.
Social media is built like a town square. A reflection on why the relationships that matter happen somewhere else, and what a digital living room could actually look like.
Most apps are built to win your attention. What if one were built to hand it back? A reflection on software that serves the relationship, not the session.
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