New dinner party simulation app dropped

It’s a social network that doesn’t show you follower counts, doesn’t let you edit pictures, it automatically follows everyone in your phone book, and I dunno, it’s an app. Josh Constine wrote about it with his trademark froth, suggesting that “the future of social is multiplayer,” a statement that - and I say this respecting Josh otherwise - means ... See more

The two biggest threats with the privatization of community — which I see as any effort that paywalls a social experience, like a club, friendship bootcamp, or any product or service that promises connection for a fee — are that it creates monocultures and enables people to profit off of loneliness