Post AXltGnPiOVg5GGZOtc by thor@berserker.town
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(DIR) Post #AXljAMw4vX6xrW0KdU by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T00:34:54Z
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some apps are a good idea, but they can't make money. they should definitely exist, and someone should definitely be making a living on coding them. but this money must come out of thin air, somehow.
(DIR) Post #AXljANcyM3QG0Y4aUi by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T00:39:37Z
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@thor are these the apps that end up going the data vacuum monetization route?
(DIR) Post #AXljUoWk3KGfE7u0Bc by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T00:43:18Z
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@Brycicle i was actually thinking about VC funded stuff that isn't sustainable. i heard Notion raised a shit ton of cash and people are saying they're grossly overvalued. it's a useful app for organising information but they raised 300 million on a valuation of 1 billion, which is ridiculous.
(DIR) Post #AXljkYWTK9ySDvHZGi by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T00:46:10Z
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@thor ah, that’s an insane valuation for them. I suppose that’s one use for VC’s. Convince them to fund a necessary but difficult to monetize app, selling them on billion dollar valuations while their eyes roll back into their head
(DIR) Post #AXlk277HxTtWRAsKhs by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T00:49:20Z
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@Brycicle correction: 10 billionhttps://mas.to/@carnage4life/110725082496167968
(DIR) Post #AXlrEG8mvpmBZzJbqy by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T00:46:56Z
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@Brycicle i was also thinking about apps that never existed but would be useful if they did, but the target audience can't or won't pay for them.
(DIR) Post #AXlrEGoyOzWJgp3Ibg by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T02:09:57Z
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@thor what’s an example of this kind of app?
(DIR) Post #AXlrEoznLGNXgENQC8 by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T02:10:05Z
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(DIR) Post #AXlsdTGXN1ifTnWe6y by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:25:42Z
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@Brycicle one thing i was thinking about would scratch my own itch. ADHD time management app. it would also work for old forgetful people. you need notifications designed for a deaf idiot. i'm almost tempted to say it should be a separate device from your phone. i find notifications on my phone to be a bit unreliable. or i just don't hear them sometimes. my ears kind of turn off. and right now i have two separate apps for it: calendar and another app named Due that keeps nagging me until i do stuff. i kind of wish those two schedules were in one app. and also, the Due app let's you set a sound per event. what i need is a different sound every time there's a notification. my brain just shuts it out if it's the same sound every time. needs to be more unpredictable and surprising. i think this is an example of something people with ADHD would really want, but no one's making that app, and only 5% of people would be interested. and if you have ADHD you're often broke, so it's not the best market segment to sell to...
(DIR) Post #AXlswqqXvD8W7GbrTk by barkloudly@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T02:29:14Z
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@thor @Brycicle i rarely look at my phone
(DIR) Post #AXlt7DzIjpCOmceQtc by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:31:05Z
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@barkloudly @Brycicle i'm on it constantly when i'm not on my computer. it's effectively my laptop.
(DIR) Post #AXltGnPiOVg5GGZOtc by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:31:55Z
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@barkloudly @Brycicle but see my edit to the OP because it doesn't matter what device this is for - it kind of needs to be anywhere you are
(DIR) Post #AXltGo6FqLhnOCTNCa by barkloudly@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T02:32:50Z
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@thor @Brycicle i seriously don't know where my phone is
(DIR) Post #AXltdQenAaNNLJPkgK by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:36:55Z
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@barkloudly @Brycicle maybe use the Where's My Phone thing
(DIR) Post #AXltlksRsJtkN5lwbg by barkloudly@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T02:38:26Z
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@thor @Brycicle lol, i really don't know where my phone is. I am typing from a different device
(DIR) Post #AXltv7hYNtP3lY8wmu by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:40:06Z
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@barkloudly @Brycicle i know! i lose my phone all the time. you'd think i wouldn't since i use it a fair bit but...
(DIR) Post #AXltybHoqRA4OHlRfE by barkloudly@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T02:40:45Z
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@thor @Brycicle again, i have no idea where my phone is??
(DIR) Post #AXm3862okuTNykLmgS by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T04:23:19Z
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@thor I like it, especially the different noises that way you can immediately know what the reminder is for without having to check it. The syncing across all devices would be difficult for mass publishing though. Sure, you could make it for your specific combination of devices, but not for everyone’s. Could design for a specific ecosystem like apple
(DIR) Post #AXm3JlNjP9nPMyhC9w by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T04:25:24Z
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@Brycicle the different sounds, you misunderstand... the Due app does the specific noises per reminder. what i want is to be forced to check because the phone just made a weird noise, lol
(DIR) Post #AXmWmpVw18ABFpkFsG by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:30:30Z
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@Brycicle the only person who could do a good job of designing such an app is a person who has ADHD, but people with ADHD never finish their projects...
(DIR) Post #AXmWnyvwTu9al3SWlk by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T04:27:19Z
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@Brycicle ADHD brains seek novelty. i want to be surprised by my notifications to pull me out of hyperfocus. i get used to the reoccurring sameish sounds rather quickly, so i end up ignoring them often. because my brain says "i hear that sound all the time so it's nothing i need to worry about"
(DIR) Post #AXmWpR6LEvwsPN16TQ by ralf@noc.social
2023-07-17T02:35:59Z
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@thor @Brycicle for this to work on me the voltage would have to be substantial otherwise it would never get noticed during my hyperfocus periods
(DIR) Post #AXmWpRtcHjMcsC4SHI by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:37:46Z
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@ralf @Brycicle time management through electric shocks? 🤣
(DIR) Post #AXmWpSaViFfv1E8i8W by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T02:39:15Z
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@ralf @Brycicle one thing i have enabled on my phone is for the flashlight to strobe when there is a notification, which helps a bit, but it needs to come on a little stronger, maybe like a disco 😆
(DIR) Post #AXmnz63M3973FFoP3Y by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T13:08:20Z
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@thor I see, so eventually that association of “oh X sound means this” becomes desensitized since you’ve heard it so many times before?
(DIR) Post #AXmojYu57IXE2mdB5M by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T13:16:42Z
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@Brycicle yep.
(DIR) Post #AXmp1NQAXyBBe08ONE by Brycicle@noagendasocial.com
2023-07-17T13:19:57Z
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@thor thanks. I understand more of what ADHD entails now too. I’ve had a passive idea that I have some ADHD, but this conversation has put that idea to rest. I may have some degree of it, but it doesn’t seem to be “full-blown” as I can’t entirely relate to some of the things you’ve been describing
(DIR) Post #AXmpCziqU4vjcQPTRg by thor@berserker.town
2023-07-17T13:22:01Z
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@Brycicle there are individual differences, but zoning out and not paying attention to your surroundings is pretty common.