Multiverse.plus
Consumer and social
blogging platform
SHOW HN2021
281points
84comments
#127of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 12 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Design: 4 for, 5 againstIdea: 7 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun, distinctive visual style and creative limits
From 3 comments
Been using Multiverse for a bit now and I honestly love it so very much. It's a brilliant mix of creative expression and creative limits - I can make cool stuff without having…
wuz on HNkicks has such a fun & distinctive visual style. Came to comment that the design reminded me of https://www.kickscondor.com/ and now I understand why!
mschrage on HNI don't know if I'll be going back but it's an interesting idea. It reminds me of the geocities/angelfire/myspace/a bunch of other content builders of the early 2000s era of web…
onion2k on HN
Nostalgic Geocities/Myspace feel
From 2 comments
I don't know if I'll be going back but it's an interesting idea. It reminds me of the geocities/angelfire/myspace/a bunch of other content builders of the early 2000s era of web…
onion2k on HNI honestly miss people building random stuff on the internet to showcase unique information on things like Geocities. They were almost always "ugly" but also always visually…
overshard on HN
Objections
Poor mobile responsiveness
From 3 comments
A product that pays so little attention to mobile won’t find much success in 2021. The homepage is almost unreadable on an iPhone.
jiofih on HNIf i have to zoom in on mobile I just move along.
williamtwild on HNOK first issue… how can we reconcile expressiveness with good rendering on mobile?
pharmakom on HN
No privacy policy and sign-up only by email; trust concerns about the makers
From 3 comments
https://usesthis.com/interviews/kicks.condor/ according to this it is a Facebook labs personality. The domain owner is obfuscated. Kickscondor didn't provide a valid response to…
fumar on HN> Also, I didn't find any privacy or data policies on multiverse. Another site asking for people to sign up using only their email address, having no TOS/PP, and the people from…
ohyeshedid on HNAgain the charades. You think you’re being funny, but privacy is a real concern today and this obscurity is honestly a huge red sign for signing up for any of your projects,…
jiofih on HN
Read-only, no way to interact with posts
From 1 comment
It seems to be read only a far as readers are concerned. I couldn't find any way to interact with the posts, so it's not for me I think.
kwhitefoot on HN
Requests
Code blocks and diagrams in posts
From 1 comment
I like the idea. I mostly need code examples (with highlights) and diagrams (potentially with animations) in my articles. Is there something planned for that?
k__ on HN
Better readability for large text blocks and toggle for backgrounds
From 1 comment
I like your goal "to make 'blogging' more expressive and visual, possibly to break a piece off and reboot it, now that it's fallen out of fashion." I have the impression that,…
lokl on HN
Clearer group discovery
From 1 comment
I like the playfulness of it, and the ability to customize my "voice." It has the potential to become a new community. However... I'm confused how to discover groups.
bovermyer on HN
Questions
What is the paid tier and is there an engineering blog
From 1 comment
Hey there! First off, thanks for the submission. It's a refreshing take on the homepages we knew and loved. I'm curious what you plan to have in the paid tier. Can you detail…
0des on HN
Relationship of the makers to Facebook Labs
From 2 comments
Hello! I've been a fan of the work both of you do for a while (fraidycat, etc.) and have been pretty excited about multiverse ever since you first started talking about it.…
kkukshtel on HNhttps://usesthis.com/interviews/kicks.condor/ according to this it is a Facebook labs personality. The domain owner is obfuscated. Kickscondor didn't provide a valid response to…
fumar on HN
Alternatives named
Tumblr
From 1 comment
I like your goal "to make 'blogging' more expressive and visual, possibly to break a piece off and reboot it, now that it's fallen out of fashion." I have the impression that,…
lokl on HN
Geocities, Myspace, Angelfire
From 1 comment
I don't know if I'll be going back but it's an interesting idea. It reminds me of the geocities/angelfire/myspace/a bunch of other content builders of the early 2000s era of web…
onion2k on HN
Neocities
From 1 comment
https://neocities.org/
makeworld on HN