Welcome to the LookingForGroup.social Blog
LookingForGroup.social (LFG) is a platform for finding and forming small, tight-knit friend groups in your neighborhood. It's built around a simple reality: making friends as an adult is hard and the existing tools are lacking. The structures that once brought compatible people together like school, team sports, shared neighborhoods don't exist for adults that have moved. This tool is meant to make that a lot easier! Whenever you hear someone say "Making friends as an adult is hard." I want you to direct them to lookingforgroup.social .
The LFG perspective
A lot of of people have experienced the big social networks and event sites and there is something missing. So what is unique about lookingforgroup.social ?
- It is not a social network. The concensus is in and nobody thinks that doomscrolling is a good use of time. lookingforgroup.social is a tool that you use when you need it. It is utilitarian so that you get your job done then go back to living your life.
- A lot of the existing platforms have embraced enshittification to make a person view more ads, engage more, accidently click things, and drive their users to subscribe and pay. lookingforgroup.social is meant to be useful to individuals and supported through donation to support the primary mission of letting people create clubs with people in their neighborhood.
- The platform is bidirectional. You search for clubs. Club managers search for you. Before anyone commits, interest overlap and group personality are visible so the fit is clear before the first meeting. Groups stay selective and small by design, with tools to find the right new member.
- The focus is on building community and friendships in your neighborhood. There are a lot of people that are compatible and have overlapping interest, but no means to find each other.
Your neighborhood is full of people who could be your people. This blog documents the build: how the platform works, how it's growing, and what we're learning along the way.