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by kumarharsh 4892 days ago
These apps, albeit being really "cool", make me uneasy. I agree that it uses negative reinforcement to help you get your sleeping habits in shape, but I do not like the idea of an app punishing your laziness by making a mockery of you in front of your friends and the world. Is sleeping not supposed to be a private affair? Do we really want to notify the world of our sleeping habits?

Moreover, would you really like to see YOUR wall flooded with "Your friend, "XYZ" is a lazy-ass!" feeds as soon as you wake up?

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I see you point, and with the advents of social media there is very little left for privacy. I suppose though in the end its a matter of personal choice. No one is forcing you to use these app.

I built this app because I wanted the extra motivation in the mornings. So far it's been working. I wake up with a smile on my face knowing that I won't be bothering my friends, and that now I have no choice but to get up.