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Commune

Anonymous strangers give you a straighter answer than your friends will.

The Problem

Group chats give you bad signal, not because your friends are bad advisors, but because group dynamics structurally prevent honest answers — the first response anchors everyone else, and no one wants to be the friend who was wrong. Commune strips that out: an AI neutralizes the framing, then an anonymous jury votes independently before anyone sees the room.

The Solution

A social decision-making app that turns a personal situation into a neutral case for a small anonymous jury.

What it does

  • Turn a personal story into a neutral, fact-based case before anyone votes
  • Collect blind votes — no juror sees a result until they've cast their own
  • Require a reason before a verdict, so no one just follows the room
  • Reveal comments and verdicts only once a minimum quorum is reached

What took work

  • Remove persuasive framing without losing the underlying facts
  • Keep early votes from influencing later independent judgments
  • Preserve case ownership and vote integrity while keeping participants anonymous

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