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Re:I built something that changed my friend group's social f... by RugnirViking on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @09:38AM (#44433813)
honestly ive been thinking about this stuff too. a hypothetical forum you could only log on to read if you idled on a certain page for 15 mins or something would probably have a lot higher standard of discussion and be a lot better for peoples lives, for example.

The most minute of barriers requiring you to deliberately and consciously join and leave...

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Re:I built something that changed my friend group's social f... by reg_dunlop on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @09:57AM (#44433963)
Reminds me of https://diewithme.online/ which I just learned about.

Not exactly the same as your idea, but definitely in the same vein of "only available under a certain condition"

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Re:I built something that changed my friend group's social f... by xp84 on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @12:04PM (#44435298)
This is most definitely an invitation to abuse your phone’s battery, but at the same time I absolutely love this idea. It’s hilarious to imagine someone eagerly awaiting the chance to log onto the site as the battery dips from 8, to 7, to 6. “Just a couple more minutes…”
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Re:I built something that changed my friend group's social f... by Nition on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @11:30PM (#44440024)
The SomethingAwful forums have been $10 to join since 2001. If you get banned, that's another $10 needed for a new account. Has worked pretty well for 24 years.
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