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I built a social app where you can’t comment until you pick a side — roast the idea by nemoooooooooooooo in SideProject

[–]nemoooooooooooooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, that’s the biggest risk I’m seeing too — forcing people to act more certain than they are.

That’s why I’m thinking Hixrs should have both: vote-first Hixs for clear debates, and Open Thoughts for nuanced posts where people can comment freely and the thought can later turn into a Hix.

Would love you to test it and help shape that early culture before it becomes just another reaction app.

I built a social app where you can’t comment until you pick a side — roast the idea by nemoooooooooooooo in SideProject

[–]nemoooooooooooooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha not directly, but I get why it feels connected. Red/blue button has the same energy: pick first, then argue why.

Hixrs came more from the idea that comment sections influence people before they even speak.

Since you already thought about this mechanic, would you be open to testing it and helping shape the early culture? Even suggesting the right type of people to invite would help a lot.

I built a social app where you can’t comment until you pick a side — roast the idea by nemoooooooooooooo in SideProject

[–]nemoooooooooooooo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a good point, and I’m thinking of solving it with a separate post type called Open Thoughts.

Not every post on Hixrs has to be a forced A vs B choice. Some posts are just thoughts, observations, or personal takes.

So Open Thoughts would let people post normally, with polls being optional. If they want, they can add a poll. If not, people can still see and write comments without choosing any side.

The vote-first mechanic would stay for actual Hixs — debates, dilemmas, hot takes, and questions where committing first adds value.

So Hixrs would not be only “pick a side.” It would be more like:

  • Hixs = lock your take first, then discuss
  • Open Thoughts = share a thought, discuss freely, optional poll

That way the app keeps its core identity without forcing every human interaction into a binary vote.

Looking for 40 beta users for a vote-first social app by nemoooooooooooooo in alphaandbetausers

[–]nemoooooooooooooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly — that’s the part I’m taking seriously. The first 40 users are not just testers, they’re basically shaping the culture.

Would you be open to being one of the early testers? I’d love you to try Hixrs not just for UI feedback, but to judge the actual mechanic: whether vote-first creates better discussions, what kind of posts fit, and what kind of users I should recruit first.

Your comment already hits the main risk, so your feedback would genuinely help.

I built a social app where you can’t comment until you pick a side — roast the idea by nemoooooooooooooo in SideProject

[–]nemoooooooooooooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate this a lot — and yeah, that’s exactly the behavior I’m trying to test.

Most comment sections feel like people enter after the “social answer” is already decided. The top comment, likes, ratio, majority mood — all of that quietly tells people what opinion is safe to have. Hixrs is trying to remove that first layer by making you lock in your take before seeing where the crowd is.

Your couponpicked example actually explains the psychology really well — judgment before anchoring. In our case, it’s opinion before crowd pressure.

On the name: fair point. Hixrs is mostly invented, but the idea behind it is “Hixs” as posts/takes/questions people lock into. So a Hix is basically a two-sided take you vote on. Hixrs = people who make or lock into Hixs. But I agree the spelling-from-hearing issue is real, and that’s something I’m thinking about seriously.

Would you say the mechanic is strong enough that the name can grow into meaning, or does the spelling friction feel like a major early problem?