The idea is to keep the simplicity of Medium but remove the identity barrier, so people can express themselves more openly.
https://bluntly.site
Would love feedback from the HN community. What do you think about anonymous publishing in 2025?
The idea is to keep the simplicity of Medium but remove the identity barrier, so people can express themselves more openly.
https://bluntly.site
Would love feedback from the HN community. What do you think about anonymous publishing in 2025?
It’s a great idea, and looks nice yet a proper doom scroller should not have so much padding.
You’re spot on about the padding. I was going for clean and breathable, but doomscrolling thrives on tighter density. I’ll play with the layout so it’s easier to get lost in the feed.
Thanks for the nudge.
SMAAART•1h ago
Craigslist's Rants & Raves started that in 1996 (almost 30 years ago), Reddit started in 2005 (about 20 years ago).
> Would love feedback from the HN community.
What unserved or underserved needs does this address?
IMO it sounds like a solution looking for a problem.
Read this book: The Lean Startup.
Anyway, good luck to you.
echo_vick•16m ago
The underserved need (at least how I see it) is that most existing platforms tied anonymity back to profiles or clout. Reddit has karma. Twitter/X has followers. Even “throwaway” accounts aren’t fully free of identity.
The experiment here is: what if there’s no account, no profile, no karma? Just the raw story itself. Almost like “content without authorship.”
Whether that’s a niche people care about in 2025 is exactly what I’m testing. Lean Startup-style. Ship small, measure, learn.
Appreciate the reality check though.