Show HN: We are the same, app for practicing compassion

It's unclear what the app does, or why I'd want it. From reading the text over and over I think all you need to write is:<p>Find happiness and peace, amidst difficult situations.<p>At least that's the benefit I saw in the wall of text.<p>Place the text beside the picture of the app with a button that says something like "Get the app"<p>See <a href="http://piictu.com/" rel="nofollow">http://piictu.com/</a> as an example, the "We are the same" app as currently pitched sounds like work, and from the tiny iPhone screenshot it looks like it's a gorgeous app.

It's a very interesting idea and as a Buddhist, I absolutely commend you for trying to help people learn compassion. I'm curious to know if compassion can actually be built through a digital relationship.<p>Personally, I feel that words typed out on the computer carry less compassion than words through our mouths. But does this mean that this app is about building more compassion for yourself, helping others, i.e. in the mindset of Kiva? Or is it more about developing better relationships with those around you?<p>Unfortunately, I tried connecting with Facebook and nothing happened.

Interesting idea.<p>Those with neither Apple devices nor a Facebook account can't try this out.<p>Edit: My tired mind didn't realize this at first - this service utilizes both photos and statuses of the same person. Facebook is one of the few services which brings together a person's photographs and status updates, and has a large stock of both. The next best supply would be...a mash-up of Twitter and Flikr?

That's not what "compassion" means. It is "a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering."<p>What you really mean to say is "empathy"<p><a href="http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-empathy-and-compassion/" rel="nofollow">http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-empathy-...</a>

A trial without me linking up my facebook would be good, or a really clear example of what will happen. People want to see visually not read a whole bunch of text and imagine what it will be like.

Interesting idea, but wouldn't pulling a profile from your pool of Facebook friends limit this in a pretty big way? How often are Facebook users friends with people who are <i>really</i> different from them? This seems like it might allow a user to "practice compassion" for people who are superficially different from them, not people who are more radically different, in culture, political leanings, religious background, etc

Cool idea. If you haven't already, you should share this app with Stanford's Persuasive Technology Lab -- they work on using technology to influence and change human behavior, especially across differences - <a href="http://captology.stanford.edu/" rel="nofollow">http://captology.stanford.edu/</a>

Thank you for constructive feedback. There's no place like HN for that ;)<p>We took your advice to heart and changed the text to present the purpose and benefit of the app in a clearer way. Hope it helped.<p>Right now we are working on recording a short demo video. It should be online soon.

Considering hackernews' way-above-average aspberger's demographic, expect a lot of "ERROR INCOMPUTABLE" type comments in here. You're going to need a lot more hand holding in your pitch (not literal hand holding, that makes us uncomfortable.)

&#62; Exercises are designed to induce practical experiences of various aspects of compassion.<p>I have no idea what this could mean. I think you should have some examples.<p>EDIT: And reword that. It sounds like corporate-speak, of all things.

Nice app. Who is the target market? Is this app backed up by any research?

There's a typo on the landing page. Tt instead of It.

I have literally no idea what this does.