Okay, yeah, living near friends is good, but the philosophy behind this project seems broken.
First of all, why would I use an app or a website for this specifically? I already know where my friends live, and they aren't all friends with each other, so I would just use existing resources to look for rentals near friends I would want to live near.
And chances are that I'm only going to get to live near 1 friend, because my friends live all over the city, so it's just going to be a balancing act between which neighborhoods that my friends live in that I would also want to live in. Nearby amenities and transit are going to also play a big role, so even a cherished friend my not be a good match if they don't live somewhere that meets my needs.
Ultimately, if our trend towards further loneliness is to be reversed, we shouldn't be focusing on moving near the friends we have, but making friends in our own neighborhoods, and being a part of our communities. There is a growing antisocial attitude that I think this project helps perpetuate in that people see it easier to remove themselves from their communities to chase existing social connections rather than to build new social connections.
First of all, why would I use an app or a website for this specifically? I already know where my friends live, and they aren't all friends with each other, so I would just use existing resources to look for rentals near friends I would want to live near.
And chances are that I'm only going to get to live near 1 friend, because my friends live all over the city, so it's just going to be a balancing act between which neighborhoods that my friends live in that I would also want to live in. Nearby amenities and transit are going to also play a big role, so even a cherished friend my not be a good match if they don't live somewhere that meets my needs.
Ultimately, if our trend towards further loneliness is to be reversed, we shouldn't be focusing on moving near the friends we have, but making friends in our own neighborhoods, and being a part of our communities. There is a growing antisocial attitude that I think this project helps perpetuate in that people see it easier to remove themselves from their communities to chase existing social connections rather than to build new social connections.