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I built a social media site at 15 years old - thoughts?

I'm planning to make it open source eventually. Just not at this current stage :)

Yeah, I kinda anticipated people disliking the centralization aspect of the site. Thanks for the feedback however!

I started developing a social media site as a hobby project back in the summer of 2022 (when I was in 8th grade). I worked on it for about two years (on and off), and here I am in 10th grade with a somewhat completed and functional social media site. I've gotten about 60 users on the platform so far already.

[LaserSocial](https://laser.vercel.app/feed/)

Some FAQS:
- **What language/framework:** Next.js + typescript
- **Database**: Supabase (free postgres)
- **Hosting**: Vercel
- **Auth**: Google + GitHub
- **Why is it slow?** The initial load takes a few seconds because of server-side-rendering. It’s faster after that.
-** Is there a profanity filter?** No because I realized people would always find a way to get past it somehow
- **Can I get banned? **Yes, your account can be temporarily or permanently disabled.
- **Can I view the code?** Not at the moment.
- **Is it open source? **No, for now.
- **I can’t edit my posts?** Yes, to preserve authenticity
- **Are you paying for this?** Nope. I haven't spent a single penny (or sat) on this. If this site starts actually getting enough users that I would need to pay money to maintain it, I would probably have to figure something out. Idk.

Let me know what you think! If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to reply.

_(If some of you are maybe thinking "why isn't this decentralized?" "No Nostr integration?". Relax lol. I just made this as a hobby project to have some fun with my coding skills.)_