Re:Show HN: Ferris, social network for IRL activities with y...
by latexr on Sunday June 26, 2022 @08:13AM
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> I've wondered for a long time why there wasn't a socially realistic max number of friends on a social network. Make it about people and not a numbers game.
It slows down the service’s growth. Most social networks exist to make the creator money, not to improve your life.
Social networks with a small maximum number of connections aren’t a novel idea[1]. When we struggle to recall any, it tells us how successful they’ve been.
That all said, I wish Ferris the best of luck. It would be a losing proposition to try to get my circle on it, but the idea seems to come from a good place and I hope it finds its audience.
It slows down the service’s growth. Most social networks exist to make the creator money, not to improve your life.
Social networks with a small maximum number of connections aren’t a novel idea[1]. When we struggle to recall any, it tells us how successful they’ve been.
That all said, I wish Ferris the best of luck. It would be a losing proposition to try to get my circle on it, but the idea seems to come from a good place and I hope it finds its audience.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(social_network)