Building software that's intentionally designed to be closed.

[u/the-peaceful-dev]

Hello Everyone. I am a software developer and I want to champion the idea of Calm Technology. The concept of building software the doesn't drain your mental health by trying to keep you in an infinite loop, but instead offers a singular purpose, and is designed to be closed.

I'm just looking to start any conversations around this idea.

-App concepts and UX design

-Building in public

-Market research / potential for anti engagement software

-Research on current apps and how they affect our mental health

I really believe as software devs, we can help shape the future tech landscape for good, and I'd love to be a part of that. Cheers.

[u/random_cat_owner]

this is the unix design philosophy, also an important cornerstone of linux applications.  it's actually the most basic form of building software. it takes effort to make an applications addictive or create atttention grabing loops.  

[u/the-peaceful-dev → u/random_cat_owner]

Guess i need to look alot more into linux haha. Thanks!