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@daniel_ravner · Founder of The Perspective

Hello PH community, Very happy to be here presenting The Perspective to you The Perspective is a website designed to open your mind by showing you what you‘re missing due to Filter bubbles, a fragmented media landscape, fake news etc. It emanated from my frustration, looking on as the world is going sideways and wanting to do something about it. It occurred to me that the web, despite promising to broaden our horizons, is actually narrowing it. We get exposed to people who are just like us on Facebook, and we get our news from sources that agree with us in the first place. The whole drive for personalization (not an evil cause in itself) is insulating us, dividing us, and polarizing us. Just look at the Brexit discourse, the US election discourse, and the coming French election…This phenomenon is full on and in full swing everywhere. The site will touch on current events and classic debates, and expose readers to content they might not otherwise see. Our features employ psychology and design to enable users to consider contradicting views that might otherwise feel threatening Trending Perspectives – We scour the web to find worthwhile contradictory content on daily hot topics which we display side by side. Users can read, vote, comment and play. Essentials – Original articles, presenting two sides of a classic debate, but researched and written in a way that appeals to the values of those who might be opposed to it. The Perspective Challenge – A gamified platform where you get to influence someone you know and “pay” by allowing your own point of view be influenced by them. The proof is in the pudding so please visit The Perspective, I’m excited to see what the Product Hunt community thinks! If you have any questions, I’m around, and if you want to send me privately, It’s Daniel AT theperspctive DOT com Here’s Hoping!