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Re:I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people t... by bubblic on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:14AM (#34592621)
What if I framed it as “helping people with what I can offer”? I am one person with one set of experiences. I would not claim to know what causes loneliness for everyone, and the helping hand that I offer might be of no help to many. But I try my best, based on my personal experience of loneliness and what I had wished to be there when I was lonely, maybe I can build something for that other person who may be going through something similar and they would cope with it faster and better that I had.

That is all. I am no messiah claiming to have a panacea for loneliness, but just a human being offering help to other human beings.

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Re:I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people t... by nicbou on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:32AM (#34592736)
That's a lovely approach to the situation.
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Re:I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people t... by RamblingCTO on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:49AM (#34592833)
Sorry, I wasn't thinking about your app ;) I'm talking about social media apps, texting apps etc. I think your app could actually help someone feel good, maybe not in the long run, but a small moment of connection could go a long way. So keep at it and good luck!
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Re:I made a website for lonely people, and got >100 people t... by bubblic on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @04:07AM (#34592959)
No offense taken! I just wanted to share where I was coming from, and the future readers of this post would get a better context this way anyways.

Hopefully I can go further than making people feel good momentarily. I will think and work endlessly for that end.

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