No One Needs Another App Store Directory Masquerading as Community
Another interchangeable networking tool arrives on the App Store to solve loneliness by adding friction.
The tech sector still believes connection is a user interface problem waiting for another generic utility. We do not need another solitary download offering empty chat rooms and arbitrary profiles. Human intimacy demands physical presence, shared context, and reputational risk, none of which can be conjured by an indie app store drop. Genuine relationships cannot be bootstrapped from a cold start on a smartphone screen. Why pretend software can manufacture community?
Indie developers deserve space to experiment with niche community tools. Even small, focused platforms can foster genuine local networks that massive, ad-driven networks routinely ignore.
- ·Dozens of indistinguishable social apps launch weekly with zero adoption.
- ·True community requires friction and shared stakes, not algorithmic directories.
- ·App stores remain saturated graveyards for hollow connection utilities.