The whole idea is a privacy minefield, so it would have to be very carefully designed and implemented, of course making it opt-in. But still, should we even pursue this idea?
So that, for example, even if I met someone just briefly, they can still later see the contact information that I am willing to provide.
Wouldn’t that make it much easier to connect with people who live close to you?
Are there any relevant projects or ideas that already exist?
Does using your mouth not work lol
deleted by creator
I’m socially neurotic about bothering other people. I hate the idea of forcing myself into someone else’s day by talking at them.
An app would kind of solve that, because they’d have to have their phone set to accept my advances.
Then why are you wanting to exchange information if you don’t want to talk to them. Also that’d be weirder to do that, where it’s a lot more socially comfortable and acceptable to just talk in person if you can. It’s much better to get consent in person then through privacy settings through technology
I want to talk to them! I am afraid of ruining their day by being an unwanted intruder.
I won’t get consent in person, I’ll just never talk to anyone and die alone. 👍
How is creepily adding some stranger through an app any different lol. Like I said, having a random unknown person add you without seeing what they’re like is weird and already says a lot about the person that they’re probably creepy if they don’t want to talk to you in person instead. That’s something you kind of have to learn in life. Technology is not a replacement for that. Sorry to be blunt but you literally will die alone if you don’t learn to do this.
What’s creepy about it? They chose to leave their phone profile open for strangers, which means they have flagged themselves for introduction. Just a little becon that basically says "Hey! I’m here and available! This is who I am and what you can expect. Don’t be afraid 😊 "
If everyone who was open to friendly conversation with strangers had a way to signal to me that I won’t ruin their day by talking to them it would really help my anxiety.
It’s not a matter of learning. It’s a matter of mental illness. It is a fact that some people do not want to be bothered, and I’d basically rather kill myself than bother them and there’s no way to fucking know without bothering them first. I take medicine for it but it’s not magic - a tool to help my mental disability would be genuinely helpful.
That’s uhhh, you should definitely see a therapist. It’s not a fact. You need to adapt to the world, not have the world adapt to you, sorry to say it. It is very alarming to read that lol.
There is nothing wrong with using technology to cope with living with disability.
Do you think I’ve never seen a therapist? You can’t therapy away every mental illness, you learn to cope with it. It is a fact that some people do not want to talk to me. You can not deny this! There are people who would rather not be bothered than have me intrude into their life and try to be their friend, some of them would even hate it. Unarguable. Or do you expect me to believe that everyone on Earth wants to be my friend? 🙃
I and my therapist agree the only nontech solution is to accept that, sometimes, you’re going to annoy people by intruding on their day without invitation. That’s what everyone else does because that’s how you make friends. You can’t always wait for someone else to make the first move, sometimes you have to take initiative or you die alone because you never reach out in the first place. I understand this is an irrational and neurotic brainworm that is ruining my life.
I’d also rather die than do that, so yeah, a technological solution is preferable.
No.
I may be alone in this, but rather than profiles, a pseudonymous ‘map chat’ would be really useful jn a number of ways.
Hahah that’s what yik yak used to be! Unfortunately it did not go terribly well…
Dude I saw this idea in a future doco, in the 90s. People had badges that lit up when profiles had similarities. It never happened of course.
Something like this was a thing in Japan.
The one I remember seeing was a massive badge that lit up. Obviously never became a real thing, unless it turned into that.
Have you, or are you planning to, stalk someone? Because that sounds like something a stalker would propose.
No!
Nintendo had a feature like this implemented in the 3DS called StreetPass. When you passed someone else with a 3DS it would share some information (like game data) that you could later review.
I think in general it would be problematic, but also I wish streetpass still existed because that made traveling fun
So kinda like Happn but without the protection of needing to match first?
The idea doesn’t really entice me. I’m sure I’m passing by lots of interesting people on a daily basis that’s worth connecting to, but the risk of exposing myself to the types of people I’d like to avoid outweighs that reward for me.
Even if it is opt-in, I personally would absolutely not trust it.
Who’s to say there wouldn’t be a glitch in an update that causes your location to leak and some wannabe serial killer doesn’t come and try to kill you?
GRINDR used to have this feature;. Usually, it was just annoying with randos (who never read my profile and had nothing in common with me) messaging me simply because I’m in the vicinity. Occasionally, guys got creepy/stalky and randomly knocked on neighbours doors trying to find me.
I don’t recommend resurrecting it.
That’s a great way to attract stalkers.
Pretty sure my phone already does this you just have to pay google a fraction of a penny to see it
That sounds like a nightmare to be honest. Not something I would dream of using.
Theoretically one could ask for contact information
Practicality one is not brave enough
