Hey HN Community,
We are building a function to allow users to have multiple customizable profiles and you can choose which one to use, for whom, and when. This feature can act both as your potential for anonymity and a contact management tool.
Illustrative UI:
https://cuemill.notion.site/Public-Repository-dc3fe169c0b64e60b8413a5636b5ac62
Virtually, it isn't something new as people have been using several accounts or stay anonymously while adding and interacting with others for years. Currently, in real life, when you are about make a new connection, you either give out your phone contact or your social media handle. In these cases, you might have two (or more) phone number or multiple social media accounts and you will choose which one to disclose. Here comes the possible problems:
1/ Your phone number is still yours and it might be too private to disclose with anyone not close enough
2/ Your social media (might) reveal too many things about your life and if you decide to connect through a secondary account then you would need to stay active and act as if it's your main one
How about we can stay connected safely and conveniently in the physical world?
At the end of the day, all you need might just be a tool to interact and communicate with new people until you feel comfortable enough to be a bigger part of each other's life. No contact exchange is needed, simply connect and talk more.
That's the rationality behind this feature. What do you think and how do you want this to be done?