I’m really disappointed that friendship apps haven’t taken off like dating apps have.
Tbh, most people I know >25 yrs old are either lonely or forcing it w/ people they outgrew a long time ago.
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The problem is obvious, most adults don’t actually know where/how to make friends!
How is it that strategies for seeking enduring mutual affection/companionship is like the ONE thing we’re not gonna care about optimizing?
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Ya, but I think Twitter only counts as a friendship app if you have a lot of followers and want friends who also have a lot of followers.
The rest of us are pretty much just here with zero social capital and no great way to even find each other.
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How do you think most people started out??
1. Decide which topics you’re into, and search maybe by keyword, or moments, or whatever
2. Follow semi-twitter-famous people that tweet about those topics
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3. Read the response to their tweets, follow those people (especially if they’re under 10k followers)
4. Respond to the new people you just followed’s tweets. Have a few public convos with them. Maybe they follow you back
5. DM them and suggest coffee/lunch/drinks!
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This strategy is sound, but a way bigger time/effort commitment than I expect a platonic version of Tinder would be.
That said, Twitter matches are probably much higher quality for these same reasons. 🤔
Basically yeah, it takes a lot of effort for Twitter to work.
But I already use it to find new and interesting information so making friends on here feels like a freebie
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Bumble has Bumble BFF. Never tried it but if you do I’m curious to hear if it works out.
re: twitter’s friend-making potential - I’ve made some of my best friends on twitter. I planned a trip to Austin this weekend and twitter friends from SF & NYC are joining me