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Most "loneliness tech" is designed to keep you lonely. What would the opposite look like?

There's something broken about how we're approaching loneliness right now.

The market is flooded with apps and platforms that claim to "solve" loneliness, but when you look closely, the business model tells a different story. AI companions behind a paywall, Friendship apps that gamify interaction to keep you in the app, Social platforms that optimize for engagement metrics and not actual human connection.

Pool Match - Meet someone you'd never normally meet - every month.

Pool Match connects strangers worldwide through random, monthly one-on-one conversations. No algorithm, no profiles, no swiping - just one unexpected conversation that might change how you see the world.