li-nk : an "activity based" social platform built right here in the Salish region
Hi r/skagit ,
I am your neighbor here in the Salish Sea region and I've been thinking about this problem for a long time. In our communities you can live for years, care deeply about something. A craft, a cause, a niche corner of music or science or making things. But still not know who else around you cares about it too. The people are here. You just don't cross paths. The shared interest stays invisible.
It's a pattern that shows up all around the Salish Sea: in the islands, in the small towns along the water, in the communities tucked into the folds of this region. Smaller places make it especially visible, but the underlying problem isn't really about size. It's that the tools we use to connect online are built around who you already know or around broadcasting to strangers. Neither one does much for the quieter work of finding the handful of people nearby who share the interests that you care about.
That's what I've spent the last several years building li-nk to address. It's organized around interests and community rather than follower counts or feeds. The idea is simple: develop your interests, find your community. Built with an experience living in the Salish communities in mind, designed to work anywhere the same problem shows up.
I care about this region and the communities in it, and I'd really value feedback from folks around here as I launch. I'd be elated if you were to check out the li-nk platform.
Demo (no signup required): http://demo.li-nk.social
I'd really value feedback from folks around here as I launch. Thanks for your consideration r/skagit !!