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submitted 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by the_square@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

We talk less and less about how we're actually feeling, everyone just says "I'm fine" even when they're not. So I built a tool to make social energy levels visible between friends without needing the conversation.

Tech highlights:

  • No email signup (just username + password)
  • Instant friend pairing via shareable links
  • Real-time status sync
  • Mobile-first PWA design
  • Quick action buttons (e.g., "ask for coffee")

How it works:
You share your link → they open it and register → you're automatically friends and can see each other's battery levels in real time.

Live at socialbattery.space (works best on mobile, but desktop works too)
Built this because emotional state sharing shouldn't require a vulnerable conversation every time. Would love feedback from the community.

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[-] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 4 points 6 hours ago

Ironic: I think the idea is to indicate how open you feel at that moment to being social. I get how doing that without actually socializing seems ironic, but I can also see how this would help avoid social interactions going needlessly bad because one participant just wasn't in the right mood.

I have strong doubts about people keeping this up to date, however. I could see it being used as a kind of S.O.S. by someone who needs some support, but doesn't want to impose on others who might not be up for providing it.

You're absolutely right about the lack of integration into other platforms that actually facilitate that socialization, however.

this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
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