A Manifesto
The Great Escape
Mark Zuckerberg wants you in the Metaverse.
Sam Altman wants you chatting with AI.
Elon Musk wants you on Mars.
We just want you at a really good party.
The Loneliness Economy
A timeline of broken promises
"Social media will connect us all."
Facebook hits 500 million users
"Dating apps will help everyone find love."
Tinder, Bumble, Hinge go mainstream
"Video calls will keep us together."
Zoom becomes a verb
"AI companions will cure loneliness."
ChatGPT, Character.ai, Replika
How's that working out?
We're lonelier than ever. More connected, less connection.
More friends, fewer friendships. More matches, less love.
And their solution? More screens. Better AI. Virtual reality.
Escape hatches from the world they helped break.
A Different Idea
We have a different idea.
What if the solution to loneliness isn't a better algorithm?
What if it's just... better plans?
More of this
- 🎷 Concerts
- 🎉 Dinner parties
- 🌙 "Remember that night?"
- 🍻 Spontaneous plans
- 💬 Real conversations
Less of this
- 📱 Scrolling
- 👆 Swiping
- 📺 "Are you still watching?"
- 🤖 Talking to bots
- 🥽 Living in headsets
We're not building the next world.
We're helping you enjoy this one.
The Irony
Here's the thing about billionaires building escape hatches:
They've been to the best parties.
The most exclusive events.
Incredible real-world experiences.
And their solution for everyone else is... a headset?
We think you deserve better than a simulation of what they have.
You deserve the real thing.
Our Principles
What we actually believe
Technology should subtract
The best tech gets you OFF your phone, not glued to it. Success = events attended, not time in app.
Real > Virtual
A mediocre party beats an amazing metaverse. Awkward real conversations beat smooth AI chat.
Connection requires presence
You can't really know someone through a screen. The best moments happen when phones are in pockets.
Loneliness isn't a tech problem
It's a "not enough actual plans" problem. The cure is events, not algorithms.
The future is already here
It's called going outside. It's called making plans with people you like.
In short:
We use technology to get you off technology.
The Simple Truth
Technology should help you spend
more time with people, not less.
That's it. That's the whole idea.
Ready to escape the escape?
Join a community that believes the best experiences happen in the real world, with real people, making real memories.
The opposite of doom scrolling. The start of something real.