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> The requirements [to possess sufficient knowledge of the German language] shall be waived if the foreigner is unable to fulfill them due to a physical, mental, or psychological illness or disability, or due to age.
It felt weird paying for email after using Gmail for so long. Even now, most people do not care enough in order to justify paying for it. This feels similar.
We can't afford to offer free-forever accounts to everyone - not without compromising on principles. But we are thinking of ways to make it more accessible at least for some people. Open to ideas!
The "social media" baggage, and the pricing bit you pointed, those are definitely the two biggest challenges imo. If this was not something we needed and used ourselves, we probably wouldn't have built it.
I used to post personal updates in group chats - scattered, repetitive, and easy to miss. Now each topic (like raising a child, a trip, a project) gets its own private space - an Ongoing Thing - where updates stay organized.
People get email notifications for new posts. There's no feed, no comments, no ads - just a calm way to stay connected.
We just added Partner Things so multiple people (like two parents) can post to the same thing. Our small user base loves it.
Still figuring out marketing. Until now, it's mostly been word-of-mouth. Feedback welcome!
Most of my personal life updates were shared in group chats. Those chat updates were scattered, repetitive, and for some people easy to miss.
When my son was born, I wanted to start telling his story to the people in my life. I started developing Ongoing Things with a baby in a carrier on my chest.
The app is now where we share the real stuff - raising a child, a trip, a project - each in its own place that we call a "thing", with just the people it's meant for. No feed. No comments. No signup required - people need only an email to follow along.
We have a small user base, and tons of features are still missing. We are working on making it better. Our roadmap includes:
- "Partner Things" to allow few people to share updates to one thing
- E2E encryption for posts
- Customizable layout of posts
- RSS feeds
Would love feedback if anyone is interested in trying it.
Edit: formatting.