It was probbably a joke, but such an app could be incredibly valuable to those who were perpetually ostracized in their youth and never learned how to interact. Simple things like, "Thank him for this," or, "Tell her she's really good at that," might not even occur to some people who were never exposed to anyone who demonstrated those things.
Re:The Shut-In Economy (2015)
by beaconstudios on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:52AM
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it would certainly be a good cue system for people with mild autism/aspbergers, or social difficulties.
Not saying we should give up, but this is a social problem, better analyzed with more apt tools like social science. Relationships grow with time & investment in interacting with someone else - given that, no amount of "apps" or tech magic can make a fundamental difference.