Comment by protocolture
Comment by protocolture 5 days ago
So I like what you are doing but I think it might be worth having a larger think about this
> no user search and no friend suggestions
I get the intentionality, but the reason that facebook was successful was that it found the people you intentionally wanted to communicate with for you.
The issue is that the social graph overstays its welcome. After its done finding all the people you want to communicate with, it suggests a ton of people you dont.
I actually find this to be similar to netflix and spotify suggestions, both of which were able to find things I wanted to consume early on, but now just give me waves of shit.
Consider doing something a lot smaller, like an opt in, 1 month activation at a time, depth 1 search to find people you might want to connect with, but without the hassle of having to swap details on another platform.
That’s a great insight. I totally agree that early Facebook’s ability to surface actual connections was valuable before it turned into an endless recommendation machine.
The challenge is figuring out how to offer just enough discoverability that doesn't creep users. I like your idea of an opt-in, time-limited, depth-1 search, it keeps things intentional while reducing friction. Definitely something to think about.
Curious: would you see value in a simple "import contacts" option, or do you think that would risk overstepping?