Comment by RadiozRadioz 6 days ago
> hide the names unless visitor is logged in
I hate websites that do this.
People know that what they're putting here will be public, they make the judgment themselves if they're okay with that.
It is interesting to me and others.
There's a person living in Vila do Corvo. I didn't know that was a place. What are they interested in? What do the technical people of Vila do Corvo post about?
(In this case, not much, but it was fun to find out.)
Exactly. A _person_. That's enough information to satisfy curiosity. No need to publish exact names.
If I don't know their username, how can I look at what they post about? I think lots of people on HN are curious and inquisitive by nature
Travel - it seems that if this app takes off, catching up with people as you travel is a solid use case.
Why do you care if the screen shows 5 people in city X (which is not your city anyway)? What use do you have of knowing exact names of people in city X half way acros the globe?