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I found that the best way to make long term decisions is to pose the question to 5 year old me and 55 year old me. - 5 year olds are full of optimism and dreams - 55 year olds are full of wisdom and regrets of a life wasted

When you pose the question to yourself in that manner you’ll find that both personalities tend to agree with each other and set you in the right direction for what Ray Dallio terms “regret minimization strategy”

There are 3 parts to a genuine apology. 1 we’re sorry 2 we messed up 3 here’s what we’re doing to fix it

This is a poor attempt at an apology. It just shows how desperately they acted to grow users with little to no regard for user privacy. That’s a typical footprint for a mercenary company, not one who’s mission is to respect its users.

Just look at how Apple apologized about their battery dilemma. Here’s a great way to show you care about your users https://www.apple.com/au/iphone-battery-and-performance/

I loved hearing Tim Cook's response about the incident "we would never put ourselves in the position of selling our user data". Fundamentally the Facebook business model was flawed & destined to fail. We hope the new generation of applications learn and evolve to better & stronger platforms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkyH3JRxndc

Thanks lloydde You raise some valid points that I'm sure we can overcome. By no means are we pretending that our platform is perfect but as we get user feedback we will improve these points.

1- I will personally update site FAQs & about section shortly. I wrote those points when we first launched the app back in 2015 but we're now up to version 47 of the app & a lot has changed.

2- The app is developed by Global team, we all work remotely from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam & Canada. You can find us all on the map view https://peertal.com/#/map-view

3- As for your point about our code being vulnerable to spam, you might find it more entertaining to read our business principles that we're working on https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jPV7sXWfMRle03U0E6RPdCDY...

If you haven't read this book already I suggest you read it https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile

Feedback & criticism will only make us better & I can only thank you for that :)

We found the best way to beat LinkedIn was to create a better version of it https://peertal.com/#/profile/9

We've developed an algorithm for ranking users similar to how Google ranks pages. This does away with spam & depends on reciprocal endorsements rather than friend requests.

Build a profile on Peertal & happy to send you LTC payments on the platform for translating our website. https://youtu.be/tkyH3JRxndc

Peertal is also a cool alternative, you can even go as far as paying & rating your Neighbours.

Here's what the map view looks like: https://peertal.com/#/map-view

Here's the video pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkyH3JRxndc

Android App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peertal.io...

iTunes App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/peertal/id1238992138?mt=8

Disclaimer, I'm the founder so feel free to ask me any questions or give us feedback. We're still learning the ropes..

Thanks Stuart, well we have a basic value proposition. We believe that online trust is the most important factor for success. Our app is designed to understand the content of people’s character through community moderation.

Once the trust is established we believe this will enable a whole new world of service offerings. Imagine if you could hire a CPA at an affordable rate similar to how you can hire a car today at an affordable rate using Uber.

Below is a visual representation https://imgur.com/a/WYSfy

If you’d like to learn more my skype armin.nehzat

We basically need some fresh eyes to look at what we’ve built and provide us with honest brutal feedback. Like all parents we think our baby is amazing but good testers are like good teachers. They can tell us about all the imperfections & we must listen with diligence :)

We’ve been working on a mobile app that helps people connect locally to conversations. https://imgur.com/a/lJnLe

We would love to get a few early adopters and happy to pay people for their contributions.

If you value connectivity, commerce & trade we would love to work with you

Pilot program application form https://goo.gl/forms/9S7jopCiIVrbiMdt2

When a company starts to issue mugs instead of one time usable cups as a way of saving money. That's when you know the company is going through health issues instead of focusing resources on real issues. I've seen it happen first hand in two companies & it's a fast slippery slide for people as redundancies are just around the corner.

I agree & sympathies with you all. I also think technology plays a vital role in helping us better understand the content of ones character. A little bit of self promotion but platforms like www.peertal.com can maybe help us better understand people & their relationships with the world. Our next UI release in March should make it more user friendly. Ping me if you're interested in helping or collaboration. We need all the help we can get....

It's probably the right balance of nature & nurture that comes into play. The only thing to note is that both those learnings happen subconsciously but the real masters seem to be making the right decisions consciously which leads me to think that they tend to have overwhelming self discipline & self awareness.

I think this is a huge problem for people who struggle to find their purpose or place in society. Considering that in the last 45 years suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide. Suicide is now among the three leading causes of death among those aged 15-44 (male and female). Suicide attempts are up to 20 times more frequent than completed suicides. As a society we really need a better way to teach & handle rejections.

Thanks veritas213, I like the robotic approach :)

thanks lowglow, What do you do when you don't have a feedback loop. Let's say that I've sent 10 emails all personalized with a tailored message & propositions. I've tracked them & all recipient have open the email. Not one person has replied but I can see that they all looked & considered my offer because they clicked on the link.

At this point, I don't know if it's working or if it's failing. Do I stop & pivot because I didn't get a response or should I peruse to try and get a response from the previous 10 before moving along.

Thanks 11thEarlOfMar, I liked your point about learning, it's defiantly a good indicator..

What about cases that you get no response? For example I've sent an email or attempted to followup but there's no way for me to get real feedback other than knowing they clicked on the link or they opened the email because they simply don't reply or answer.

It's like going finishing & you know there's fish because they bite but you never manage to hook them. It's so frustrating even though I've changed rods, hooks & bait.

The irony is that you start to second guess as to why you sensed the bite. Was it a false positive? How many could be false positives?

I found the sparkfun ESP boards to be really easy and simple to hack with. Here's the feeder & water system I built along with source codes https://youtu.be/RoIAb3Ymk2M

thanks Gus! love your work :)

Like everything else, I look at nature for guidance. In this case the Epidemiologic Triad (https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/stat507/node/25).

My understanding (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) of it in the context of good websites is

Host: You need a great host/site, something stable & something people want to use

Agent: I consider agents as internal factors like technical, sales & marketing, They help you grow & the ensure stability.

Environment: Environment is pretty much your jurisdiction, you need to make sure that your solution is legal & your environment is supporting of you growing. Another fascinating theory to study around that is the Overton window (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window).

Vector: A vector, an organism which transmits infection by conveying the pathogen from one host to another, with the most powerful agent been word of mouth.

I guess if you have these 4 components structure well, then you have a pretty good chance of having a successful website according to the Epidemiologic Triad.

Now if you're question is more around business models, then heres also another good resource to look into by HBR (https://hbr.org/2016/10/the-transformative-business-model)

I hope more things are voice enabled, here's a small demo I've been working on using Arduino and VeeaR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFRUFZU4FHE

The tools make it really easy to put together cool projects for 2016.

I built a dog ball launcher and treat dispenser similar to this using Arduino. Feel free to ping me if you want the source code and electronic diagrams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8jMdRXeMfA

I'm extremely sorry for your loss EMRo.

I'm not aware of your brothers mental health issues but I can certainty relate. If I find that my mental health is deteriorating I try to do two things. 1- Start the process of cognitive creativity to stimulate my mind 2- Reach out to the world by attempting to solve someones problems

By taking focus away from my world and looking at others, I can better come to self realization and my drive to good use by connecting with others. Often when times are hard you just need to reach out and get a response from anyone. I decided to make this website http://boopoohoo.com that allows for that feedback loop I need to keep going. I don't know the people there and it doesn't get all that much traffic but I check it daily just encase someone has left me a message. A simple thing such as telling a total stranger your opinion on a delama they are having can make a world of difference in their day.

If you ever need to reach out, I'm happy to help.....

I love websites like this, they are a constant reminder that you and those around you are not mortals. Others might also like www.aznoe.com its on the same lines as this...

I had the same issue with procrastination and ended up using www.aznoe.com I would personally suggest it for anyone with that problem. That list is available on the web, ios and android so you can alway add to it no matter where you are.

why go through so much trouble, just host your anonymous content using www.boopoohoo.org they also have an iphone and android app for those who are keen

If that's not evil then I don't know what is.