Mechanics, not moodboards

The app says the quiet part out loud.

Every feature exists to lower translation cost, social pressure, sensory uncertainty, or the cost of leaving.

Calibration

Motion off by default, high contrast, text scale, density, sound, autoplay, notification pressure, theme, font, and reading width.

Six privacy-controlled axes covering neurotype, communication, sensory profile, capacity, interests, and masking.

A finite daily set—not an endless swipe machine. Honest sparse states are allowed.

Named reasons before a like, including reply pace, directness, sensory needs, interest style, and timezone overlap. Never a percentage.

Response expectations surface on the card, conversation header, and quiet-thread state. Typing and read receipts stay off unless both people opt in.

End a thread clearly without a reply path, or lower social demand without pretending to disappear.

Eighteen channels, public reading, optional personas, typed posts, nested replies, and moderation that allows unconventional style by default.

Small global spaces around real interests, weekly prompts, and transparent liquidity—not fake people.

Ask for an infodump, co-op partner, quiet working session, or plan across timezone bands.

Choose date structures by sound, light, crowding, smell, unpredictability, exit difficulty, talk requirement, cost, and duration.