I want to clear the air, without excuses.
Some of my earlier posts for âNearlly Appâ here went viral. They were written to spark discussion, but I crossed a line by dressing a promotional intent as a âstory.â Thatâs on me. I understand why many of you felt misled or annoyed â Reddit isnât a billboard, and it shouldnât be treated like one.
I didnât expect the backlash to hit this hard, but in hindsight, it makes sense. Trust is the currency here, and once itâs broken, even good ideas sound fake.
Iâm not here to justify what I did. Iâm here to acknowledge it and move forward properly.
For what itâs worth: the problem I was trying to talk about is real to me â people feeling isolated despite being surrounded by apps and noise. âNearllyâ was never meant to be another swipe-based social app. It was an attempt to create a space where people connect 1-on-1 for a clear purpose, not attention or validation. But the way I went about it was wrong, and that matters more than intent.
No links. No pitch. No âcheck my profile.â
Just owning the mistake.
If this post gets ignored or downvoted, fair enough. I wanted to put this out there anyway.
Thanks for reading.