Wiro Talk

Pair up with a stranger and check on each other

87 followers

Pair up with a stranger and check on each other

87 followers

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Did you know that in Korean, 'Wiro' means 'comfort'? Life can throw some tough moments our way, but having someone to talk to can make all the difference. Join Wiro Talk, pair up with a stranger and check on each other.

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Launch tags:Messaging•Social Impact•Health

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Wiro Talk

Maker

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Hi guys ! I've always had some anxiety throughout my life. But I was lucky to have a supporting family and friends. Not everyone has this chance. I wanted to help those who are lonely, to have at least one person to talk to, that checks on them and cares about them. So I made Wiro Talk :) PS : "Wiro" means "comfort" in korean

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3yr ago

Osmos

@pomdevv Is the product ready? I would like to try. Or is it on the idea stage by now?

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@natalia_cebotari_osmos it's an mvp, you can join and try

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3yr ago

Sorry, I don't get it. I mean, I understand the idea and the problem you wanna solve, but it's impossible to evaluate this without any additional information. The website isn't working, there's only a banner image, print screen of what I suppose is that website which also isn't very informative and a... Discord chat? Based on that, I can only guess and speculate that it is going to match people somehow, using the Discord somehow? Can you explain how this is going to work exactly? And please correct me if I missed something, as some other commenters seem to be more informed than me, and this triggers my former intelligence officer syndrome ;-)

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@krzysiekwu Hi ! Do you have any type of error when visiting the website ? seems to be working for others. At the moment it's a discord chat, to test if the idea is interesting to people. When you join you get paired up with a stranger, randomly, in a private channel : so only you two can talk to each other.

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3yr ago

@pomdevv I had a problem with the website, but now it's working :-O Maybe this was just a short downtime period, dunno. OK, I get the whole idea now. IMHO there should be some matching criteria instead of just pairing me with some random stranger. The problem you want to solve is the lack of support during tough moments because "having someone to talk to can make all the difference". I cannot agree more with this statement so the first question that comes to my mind is: why do you want me (as the person with a specific problem(s)) to talk with a completely random stranger, who can and probably have completely different problems?

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@krzysiekwu Oh awesome ! Well i understand your point of view, it's natural to want to match with people who share some interests with us. However in my opinion, every apps around us are tailored made. Algorithms serving us what we like, what we're used to, what we already sort of know. So I wanted to do something different. I believe that interacting with new people, different from our usual social circles, will definitely give us some new inputs. And for me, what helps me getting out of the ruminating and turning in circle in my head, is to experience new things, seeing things in a different way, getting a different opinion. Also, I believe that by helping others feel better we actually indirectly help ourselves too. I hope it answers your question, and clarifies my idea 🙂

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3yr ago

Yeah, I completely understand that. I truly believe that exploring and understanding others' perspectives, and their thinking process, or even discovering something I've never even thought about before is important knowledge, that expands my horizons, perception, and comfort zone. So this is completely intentional, however, as a user, my first thought is how much time and effort I have to put in to get the desired results. What I mean is that I have to be motivated (or desperate ;-)) enough to repeat the process of getting to know each other until I find someone who also thinks that continuing the conversation makes sense and will bring some benefits. This is a longer process that becomes more and more frustrating with each iteration, especially with these types of conversations. And of course, later at any point, our estimations can change, which finishes the conversation. So I'm faced with the challenge of repeating the cycle, considering how long it took to get to this point where previous meaningful conversations were possible... I disagree that this approach can help you focus on others. Yes, perhaps, but human is by nature selfish (even when doing something selflessly) so why this random person should focus on me, and vice versa? There needs to be some kind of motivation, from the pure curiosity of exploring, even being part of somebody's story, through the real focus on somebody, from some angle to providing some kind of support. This is something that should clarify itself during that process. There should be at least a short survey with eg.: age, male, location, languages, and hobbies if you want to guarantee some degree of "complete difference", and I don't even think that "complete difference" could be achieved - it should be by default :-) Everybody has different life experiences and various degrees of perception which makes some stories, people, and experiences off the somebody's scale sometimes very... drastically. I think you know what I mean. So at least I want to skip the conversations based on some attributes. And yes - I know that it requires some kind of verification, but despite that, I definitely want at least some kind of optional survey where I can pick - I'm the better listener or speaker, my hobbies or types of "difficult times" I don't want to be exposed to. Of course, we can take the "complete difference" approach. If the main goal is to confront yourself, your perception of different aspects of life, your values (or lack of), etc. I expect some meaningful impact and a broader range of diversity. Achieve this and the previously limited mode can be also mostly done at the marketing level - the tailored strategy of possessing users from different sources and through different channels. I personally prefer some way of control over the "difference level", done one way or another :-)

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3yr ago

I like the idea. But how do you solve the problem of potentially meeting with toxic people or scammers who might want to benefit from your situation?

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@jsteneros you can report them. I'll put some moderation in place as well

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3yr ago

Congrats on the launch :) I have a curious question, but its long term. As of now, it connects strangers which works like Omegle. I don't think in the longer run, you would like to go that way. I have a couple of questions - 1. How would you make sure it doesn't go the Omegle way and caters to a niche audience. 2. How are you going to monetise this? Because the professional & prescribed way to deal with issues is to see a therapist. Regards

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@cosmos people can report weirdos. i still want to keep it random. you can choose to change partner if it doesnt suit you. i'll put links of official mental health providers. maybe sponsorship by mental health brands like "Better Help"

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3yr ago

@pomdevv Yes, sponsorship is a good way to go. Also, what will be the incentive for people to report others who aren't following the guidelines? This can be done manually by the community (with incentives), but on a larger scale, you might need to automate this. With a good revenue stream, this seems doable, I just don't want a novel ideal like this to go the path of people misusing it (the way it happened to Omegle).

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@cosmos I'm taking notes of your recommendations. please feel free to suggest more if you have other ideas 😉

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3yr ago

@pomdevv Sure, for starters, maybe have a look at the incentive program for reporting. 1. Verified users/Tiered Users/Levels to boost the credibility of the ones online. 2. Content/posts to support SEO and discoverability. 3. Sponsorship addition for these posts. 4. Share revenues earned with the community (most margins with the people championing a particular topic, let's say Depression). Can create a loop. An idea to keep people incentivised to use your product, and create a win-win situation for Users, Org, and the Sponsors (a delicate balance). Just some random ideas. Best wishes : )

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@cosmos thanks a lot 👍

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3yr ago

Can I connect with people outside my immediate location city or country? Also, how do I know they're real and not scammers?

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@ezeofproducts it's not geolocalized at the moment. What do you mean by scammers ?

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3yr ago

@pomdevv okay it's good. scammers: fake connections that tends to look for means to get money from other users. Never on the platform for it's main purpose.

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3yr ago

@pomdevv let's connect on LinkedIn

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3yr ago

Chtrbx

What keeps people coming back? Like, how are you creating that bond? Mutual interests etc

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@chtrbx_ai at the moment it's simply matching two perfect strangers together. No mutual interests. Many other apps do that already. I believe that connecting with someone that could be totally different from you, could actually open up horizons and help focus on others : therefore helping ourselves in the process.

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3yr ago

Nice, love it🥰

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3yr ago

Wiro Talk

Maker

@new_user__3152023a2e4a8374c4547e1 Really ? Thank you :)

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3yr ago

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