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I kept getting annoyed with lemmy clients being confusing, hard to navigate, or just plain ugly. So I did my best to create a web app that now I use every day. It kind of works like Tinder, you swipe right to up vote, left to down vote, and swipe down to just mark as read. I actually designed it that way because I did a hell of a lot of research on different theories as to how we should treat voting sites like Lemmy or Reddit. I realized that the endless feed actually caused me to engage less. Mostly because I wouldn’t really take the time to consider each post. Coincidentally I actually feel more engaged because of this swipe interaction that Tinder uses, making a decision for each post. Marking as read or swiping down means “it’s not my cup of tea, but it’s allowed”. Swipe left is “this is not okay/spam”. And swipe right is “I think this needs more attention”. Anyways, thought I would share the public link, as per usual, you can log into whatever instance you have. I also gave it a slightly esoteric name and a cool logo based on cave art of human hands. (And also hid a bonus matrix rain theme in the settings).

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[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago
[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Gotcha, thanks for the context guys. Here’s the repository: https://github.com/callmedavy/thehumannetwork

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago
[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 3 points 4 weeks ago

I think they want to see the source code, it's pretty normal for Fediverse apps to be open source

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks! Replied above with the link

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 4 weeks ago

Presumably for the research on voting.

[-] Harvey656@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

This is super cool! Is there any chance this will become a standalone app?

The app feels smooth but doesn't seem to work correctly when not signed in. I'd love for more customization options as well, changing to specific colors and animation speed would be sick!

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I pushed a new version just now to make anon browsing smoother, how’s it look on your end?

[-] Harvey656@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I can swipe down without an account! Sorry for the late reply.

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Gotcha, I’ll try and see if I can fix it

[-] coalie@piefed.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago

I get a 404 error when I try to sign in.

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

What instance are you using?

[-] coalie@piefed.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago
[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I think I fixed it, try now?

[-] coalie@piefed.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

piefed.zip did not answer as a Lemmy instance (404). Check the address or try another instance.

Guess no piefed support.

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

Browsing anonymously doesn't work because I can't swipe up without an account?

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Hm…let me see what I can do about that

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I changed the anon browsing to have a “next” button instead of sending a mark as read command. That work on your end?

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

yea but still can't swipe up

[-] miyaheemiyahoo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Mark as read is swipe down, not up

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

oh lol

I feel like either direction should work, because the animation makes it look like it should work

this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2026
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