Aspurd, I remember those time in high school too (I'm 21). A huge part of Hcp is flipping "not doing jackshit" into "I'm down to have a good time", which means the same thing, but is less desparate. Today, I notice many of my friends are on facebook on weekend nights because online social norms have changed a ton the last few years, and I'm sure they wish they knew a few more social options. Good question, it's one we get a lot.
Interesting. It looks like we need to provide more info on our login page. What you stated is how it works. A user can choose to be emailed or texted when a friend has signaled a green or yellow. You can then join these signals within hangchillparty, which allows for the real-time evite aspect you are talking about.
Thanks Petalpete. I appreciate your feedback. I'm curious, purely for feedback sake, how old are you? We're noticing interesting differences in feedback depending on age. We will continue gathering info and make the necessary changes.
I'm a 21 year old that goes to your regular, univy league college, the University of San Francisco. I would say drive, and the willingness to dream (and take risks) is almost dead among your average Americans who HAVE the skill and talent to develop science and technology.
I've had discussions with my co-Founder about this (we're applying for YC this summer). We believe the American dream has morphed. Everyone is scared in our generation. We're scared of not getting jobs, of not living the cushy lives we thought would be handed to us as kids.
Now, our generation is more than happy to settle for a shitty internship, to settle for ok, to settle for "getting by". It's because we're scared. Scared of what our future holds for us (which no one really knows haha).
Of course, there are exceptions, but I'm speaking about the high school and college segment as a whole. These are my opinions from what I see in talented people I know.
Interesting point. I agree with you in that newspapers take away from interaction.
Laptops, though, can consume people in so many different ways, which makes it harder to approach a conversation with someone. You never know if someone is checking email, doing work, or just social masturbating on Facebook. There is a thicker "invisible social wall" when trying to approach someone with a laptop because you don't want to bother something important, so very few people even try to start a conversation.
When someone's reading a paper, you know they are interested in the day's current news, which makes an easy conversation opener. You know they aren't busy doing their taxes or writing a paper.
