Built for the feelings nobody asked about. For the takes that don't fit the group chat. For the ones who are different. If that's you — you're welcome here. Make room for someone else's too.
If a feature would break one of them, it doesn't ship.
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We're here to listen, not to rate.
Reactions are emotions (hug, same, listening…), never judgments.
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No counts. No ranks. Ever.
No reaction counts, comment counts, follower counts, karma, streaks or badges. The API doesn't even send them.
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No trending. No hot. No best.
Feeds sort by Fresh, Slow (posts almost nobody saw) and Shuffle.
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Comments exist only when invited.
The author writes an invite before anyone can speak.
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Comments can't be rated.
No likes on comments, no emoji, no sorting by popularity. Oldest first, always.
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Disagree without being cruel.
"Fair enough" is the only disagreement tool on Hot Takes.