In the early days of Skype, you could set your Skype status to "Skype Me". "Skype Me" meant, "I'm bored, and I would love to talk with anybody." You could search the list of people in Skype Me mode, and strike up a conversation with them. I had a number of great conversations this way before Skype discontinued this feature.
But I realized that it's not just people who are online who are bored and hungry for human interaction. What if we could create a shirt (or hat) that these people could wear when they are out in public to let others know that they would be interested in meeting and talking with new people? The shirts would simply express availability for conversation. So, for example, you go to Walmart, you see a person wearing one of these shirts, and you instantly know, "Oh, I could go talk to that person even though we've never met before." Or, if you want to meet new people, you could put on one of these shirts, go to a public place and wait for people to come up to you.
But I am struggling to come up with wording for a shirt that would succinctly explain this idea. I'll bet some of you are still confused about the idea even after everything I've just written. The shirt has to explain it quickly. Here are a few ideas:
- Help make me an extrovert. Come talk to me!
- Recovering introvert. Come talk to me!
- Ask me why I'm wearing this shirt.
- Don't be a stranger. Meet me!
- Break free of Facebook. Come 'friend' me!
Please contact me if:
- You have ideas for wording.
- Or, you would be interested in testing different shirts to see which wording attracts the best conversations.
Can you imagine how the world could be changed if people rediscovered the blessing of face to face conversations, and the thrill of breaking through social fear?
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