[opsgal]

Still thinking pretty loosely about the trust space, but a few conclusions on my end: LinkedIn is frustrating because people connect even though they don't know each other very well. I spend a lot of time meeting up with strangers (Craigslist, meetups, dating) and generally hoping that the world is good (though it pretty much always turns out to be). Phone number seems to be something that people only exchange when they have a fairly meaningful interaction - could that be used as a way to show you know someone/vouch for them? I feel like there's something in that space that would resonate with a lot of people.

[oddnearfuture]

Hmm, similar thoughts but less about trust and more about the psychology of personal networks.

I'm interested in what value we place on connecting people in our network. Say you meet two persons in your travels that might benefit from being connected. What value do you place on making this connection? How does it make you feel? Does it have to have an obvious personal utility?

These are the types of questions I would love to investigate further. Maybe they're kinder, calmer tools that we can build for this specific purpose.

[dzink]

I’ve been prototyping in this space as well. Let’s all chat. Ping me at my hn username at @doerhub.com