Re:Today’s Apps Are Turning Us into Sociopaths
by bko on Friday January 30, 2015 @03:44PM
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I think the author is reading way too much into BroApp. I've used BroApp for a few weeks. I thought it was funny, I liked the design and I was looking forward to the day my girlfriend found out. She finally figured it out around Christmas where we were both at my parents place and I neglected to setup my parent's wifi address as a "No Bro Zone". She asked me why I had texted her and I spilled the beans. She got a kick out of the app and tells the story to others.
Don't know if this is the typical experience but if you look at the app, it does not provide enough customization to trick someone for long (my girlfriend told me she was suspicious for some time). It offered to send one of 5 texts at a set time (plus or minus a few minutes). If someone were really intent on tricking their significant other, they would use something like IFTTT (If This Than That).
Just the design and feel of the app has me believe that it was made as more of a satire of bro culture and the hyper interconnectedness that modern relationships now require.
Don't know if this is the typical experience but if you look at the app, it does not provide enough customization to trick someone for long (my girlfriend told me she was suspicious for some time). It offered to send one of 5 texts at a set time (plus or minus a few minutes). If someone were really intent on tricking their significant other, they would use something like IFTTT (If This Than That).
Just the design and feel of the app has me believe that it was made as more of a satire of bro culture and the hyper interconnectedness that modern relationships now require.