Does anyone still think meet-in-real-life-apps can work?

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/buffet-is-tackling-the-loneliness-epidemic-by-connecting-people-in-the-real-world/

by jasontlouro • 2 years ago

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stevage• 2 years ago

I think apps like this could be interesting. Maybe an angle could be to target people who are generally eating lunch by themselves, and just make it a way to pair them with someone else for one meal. So it's less about "meeting up with someone" and more like "sharing a table with someone", to lower the expectations, pressure etc.

jasontlouro2• 2 years ago

That's exactly what this is, yes! I just wonder how many people would do this instead of, say, a dating app.

My prediction is either this becomes a dating app in all but marketing, or it fails to get initial traction. There's no in between.

johnny99k• 2 years ago

I think apps like meetup, where you are joining a group of people with the same interests, is much better for meeting people than the app described here.

jasontlouro2• 2 years ago

Agreed, I don't understand how these things keep getting funded.

Does anyone still think meet-in-real-life-apps can work?

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