Mu
Consumer and social
personal social network
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 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
Flat-fee structure without subscriptions is appealing.
From 1 comment
And AI-powered chat. Otherwise it looked very interesting, I like the idea of a flat-fee structure without subscriptions.
myaccountonhn on HN
Objections
Website and README unclear about what the project is.
From 1 comment
I think that this could be marketed a lot better. The website has no information at all and it's not possible to work out what the project is from it. The github readme does…
charlie-83 on HN
Membership pricing seems like a subscription; £11/month is expensive.
From 2 comments
I think that this could be marketed a lot better. The website has no information at all and it's not possible to work out what the project is from it. The github readme does…
charlie-83 on HN11£ a month is a lot. Any way to try it for free ?
popol12 on HN
Relies on Go, GitHub and Discord, undermining the anti-big-tech goal.
From 2 comments
Ambitious. Very hard to achieve. But if we use go, github and discord for building the "anti big tech" stack - then we have failed from the start.
uka on HN> Big tech failed us. Uses Go, a language written by and maintained by Google [1]. Uses co-pilot written by GitHub for development [4]. Mu is £11 a month and you cannot see any…
bArray on HN
Chromium app prompt and no feedback when clicking services in Firefox.
From 2 comments
Why am I unable to test any of it's features without being prompted to install a Chromium "app"?
GaryBluto on HNIs this why nothing happens when I click on any of the services in Firefox? There is no feedback at all. I don't know that there's much value to, for example, creating another…
safety1st on HN
Uses hash maps despite claim of being free from algorithms.
From 1 comment
They say that it's free from algorithms, but I found several uses of hash maps just from a quick glance through the source.
CGamesPlay on HN
Requests
Clearer website and documentation explaining the project.
From 1 comment
I think that this could be marketed a lot better. The website has no information at all and it's not possible to work out what the project is from it. The github readme does…
charlie-83 on HN
Clarify that the service is free to try.
From 2 comments
I think that this could be marketed a lot better. The website has no information at all and it's not possible to work out what the project is from it. The github readme does…
charlie-83 on HN11£ a month is a lot. Any way to try it for free ?
popol12 on HN
Questions
Is this related to the defunct mu.app?
From 1 comment
Is this related to the defunct mu.app from a few years back?
Pufferbo on HN
Why Go?
From 1 comment
Why go?
modelorona on HN
Alternatives named
Invidious (YouTube front-end)
From 1 comment
Is this why nothing happens when I click on any of the services in Firefox? There is no feedback at all. I don't know that there's much value to, for example, creating another…
safety1st on HN
App.net
From 1 comment
Sounds like App.net all over again.
volemo on HN
Kagi (usage-based pricing model)
From 1 comment
Yea it's free. You can sign up and use it. Sorry I guess it's not clear. The membership is a way to support the cause, get input on features, etc. I might have to go the route of…
asim on HN