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Sam Wilson's avatar

I reckon you've 'nailed it!' with the hammer analogy, mate.

Your intentions are right, you know this works, your providing a great tool for people to use how they wish to use it. I think to a degree people need to be responsible for themselves in regards to triggers. People know you talk about Alfred and Mental Health. I do the same. No one is forcing anyone to do anything, and while we never ever want to even accidentally cause anyone any harm, we believe in what we are doing and believe it is a good thing. I think by outlining the measures you've put in place to prevent people from misusing the app you've made your intentions perfectly clear.

There's far more dangerous content out there for people with eating disorders to stumble across, mate. You're doing a good thing, for a lot of people. You can't afford to let your fear of potentially triggering someone slow your momentum when you're helping so many more people. You don't even know for sure that you have ever triggered anybody. But you do know for sure that you have helped people. Focus on them!

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Clare Carey's avatar

Ben you and Alfred are positive influences in the "dieting" culture. I love how much thought you've put into it. People can take dieting too far and I think social media and media in general have a lot to answer for. As a consumer I see the fitness marketing being targeted to women to lose weight and for men to bulk up as opposed to being fit, healthy and the best versions of ourselves. Like most things in life, people want to do whatever is going to get them the quickest result. This isn't just for weight loss, but for athletic goals, business goals, family goals. We become so focused on getting to the end result that we fast forward through the process of getting there, not realising that the process is the most important part and where we actually grow the most.

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