Hey folks, I'm the founder of DTC and have self-funded (and much engineered) the project over the last year. With the polarization of news and social media, I wanted to create a social impact startup that focused on bringing people together to talk about the hardest things in society.
The problem I found with platforms like FB and Twitter is they lack the human element... you can't feel the other person or even really understand their tone. For talking about politics, these qualities are immensely important to forming a connection, and this connection is key to help persuade others to understanding facts or even just reaching a compromise. However, it's a challenge to get people to talk face-to-face because the political polarization is also a geographical phenomenon. So Dinnertable.chat tries to create a whimsical, playful environment where people can get matched to have live conversations about difficult topics, while still keeping some privacy (no video chat).
Do let me know if you have any questions or feedback!
The problem I found with platforms like FB and Twitter is they lack the human element... you can't feel the other person or even really understand their tone. For talking about politics, these qualities are immensely important to forming a connection, and this connection is key to help persuade others to understanding facts or even just reaching a compromise. However, it's a challenge to get people to talk face-to-face because the political polarization is also a geographical phenomenon. So Dinnertable.chat tries to create a whimsical, playful environment where people can get matched to have live conversations about difficult topics, while still keeping some privacy (no video chat).
Do let me know if you have any questions or feedback!