BeReal hit #1 on the app stores by promising a more genuine social experience. It was popular for months, but the gimmick got boring and it fell off.
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ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social 10 months ago
WTF is BeReal?
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
DSX@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Yeah, my friends and I used it a lot for about 6 months before we just stopped. I saw the notifications every day but I never did anything interesting enough that I wanted to post it so I just uninstalled.
cynetri@midwest.social 10 months ago
It’s an app that encourages users at a random time to share an image of their immediate surroundings, trying to kind of push an authentic feel. I remember hearing about it from some memes a year or so ago
dustyData@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Isn’t that, like, a massive invasion of privacy?
cynetri@midwest.social 10 months ago
It’s optional so eh, but it doesn’t encorurage healthy habits either
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
So lots of pictures of feet in front of toilets…
Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
No idea. This feels like a stealth ad for whatever that is. They’re putting it up there with social media people actually use so maybe people will consider it, but this is literally the first time I’ve seen the name.
iminahurry@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Agree. Never heard of bereal either
ilmagico@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Clearly it’s Cypress Hill’s lead voice … oh wait… I’m old
AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Like the other comments say it’s an app which prompts users to post a picture at “the same” time. Its not actually the same time due to timezones.
The idea behind it is that you don’t ge to pick the perfect time for a pic when you’re at that great location or you’re looking especially cute. This means you’ll get an insight in the real life of someone.
Practically that means you’ll just see a lot of pictures of your friends whilst they’re laying on the couch 2 feet deep in a bag of crisps.