Ask HN: Any alternatives to the usual friends/follow/join my network?
I've been wondering, have any of you come across a niche social network or even had ideas yourself about an alternate association between user accounts? I think "friends" and "follow" systems are highly oversaturated---would like to see a rise in more original paradigms.
My thought is this.
Most social networks are about the past. On Facebook, in particular, I'm connected with a lot of people I knew in college or high school, but other than family, not with people that I do much with today.
This is also the case with LinkedIn. Your profile on LinkedIn is a resume, which is about your past.
As an employer I care about what you can do in the future. The past is relevant to that, but I really want to know if you've got it in you to step up your game or if you're burned out and just trying to coast.
So I want to see an aspirational social network that helps people to become what they want to be become.