Over the past year or so I’ve been playing with the idea of a decentralised social platform based on your location. By putting physical location at the centre of the experience, such a platform could be used to bring communities together and provide a source of local information when travelling. Please let me know what you guys think.

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[–] carlnewton@feddit.uk 12 points 7 months ago

Hey, thanks the feedback.

That would be one of the ways that I'd use the home functionality, but the categorisation would allow for more niche subjects than just generic local conversation, such as treasure hunting games or historical photos etc. Also, the nearby feature would make it more of a utility for travelling and sightseeing.

I think you're right in that uptake would be a challenge, but I personally think that would primarily be due to the paradox of not joining a community because it's empty. It's something that I mention in the article. I don't know if it's something that can be overcome, but I wouldn't mind giving it a go.