Yiya Ngaphantsi kweeSpredishithi ngeCuddler yoBuchule

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Siluhlanga olusindayo kwitekhnoloji, ngayo yonke into ukusuka kwii-apps zokuhanjiswa kokutya ukuya kwiimpahla zokuzilolonga eziphinda kabini njengeetrakhi zokuqina komzimba. Nditsho nokwabelana ngesondo, olona nxibelelwano luphambili lomntu, kuye kwaxinana ngetekhnoloji (ulibale ii -apps-hook-up apps, eneneni kukho umkhondo wokulandela ngesondo. Ngaba sifuna ukuba sitsho njalo?).

Kuthekani malunga xa unqwenela ngaphezulu konxibelelwano lwedijithali, nangona kunjalo? Kwilizwe lanamhlanje le-WiFi, kuyo yonke indawo, kunzima ukucinga ukuba kukho intengiso yento-kodwa ikhona, yiyo loo nto iziqalo zobungcali ezinje ngeCuddlr, Spoonr, kunye neCuddle Up To Me ziyachuma. ICuddlr iyodwa inokukhutshelwa okungama-240,000, kunye ne-7,000 ukuya kwi-10,000 yabasebenzisi bemihla ngemihla, ngokwe Ijenali yaseWall Street.

I-Snuggle Buddies, enye inkonzo yokutsala umnxeba eyaqala ngo-2013, ngoku isebenza kumazwe angama-30 phesheya kwe-US, ihlawulisa abathengi malunga ne- $ 80 iseshoni ye-TLC encinci. Yinto elula nje: Abaxhasi banokubiza umntu ukuba aye kwicephe, ukuphulula, ukugona, i-nuzzle-nantoni na eya, ukuba nje abaphuli isivumelwano "sokunxibelelana ngokwesondo". Abaxhasi kufuneka bavume ukuba akukho senzo sezesondo siyakwenzeka, iimpahla ziya kuhlala zikhona, kwaye ukuchukumisa kwiindawo ezigqunywe zangaphantsi akuvumelekanga ngokungqongqo.

Inkonzo inokubonakala ingaqhelekanga kumvuzo othile wokuhlawula iplatonic touch? Kodwa zininzi izibonelelo zempilo ekuchukumiseni umntu, njengokunciphisa amanqanaba oxinzelelo, ukunciphisa uxinzelelo lwegazi, kunye nokuhlaziya izicubu zemisipha (emva kokuzilolonga, nabani na?). (Apha, Izizathu ezi-5 Zokwenza Ixesha Lokubambana.)

Ke kunjani ukuwola ukuze uphile? Siye sancokola noBecky Rodrigues, oneminyaka engama-34 ubudala, osebenzele iSnuggle Buddies isithuba esingangonyaka.

Imilo: Waqala njani ukuva ngokuthontelana, yaye kwakutheni ukuze ube nomdla kuwe?

I-BR: Umhlobo wam wayethumele kwi-Intanethi malunga nayo kwaye ndandiphantsi emsebenzini ngelo xesha, ke ndaye ndanomdla. Ndandingumntu ophambili kwizifundo zekholeji kwaye ndisebenza nakukhathalelo lwasekhaya. Zombini ezo zinto zizinto ezibandakanya ukudibana nabantu, ke ndaye ndahamba ndaya kukwenza umsebenzi wobungcali ngokukhawuleza. Ndandikhe ndacinga ngale ngcamango ngaphambili kwaye ndizibuza ukuba ngaba ngokwenene kukho abantu abaza kuhlawula nje uthando, ngoko xa ndeva ukuba kukho, ndacinga, "Wow, oko kuvakala njengomsebenzi wam wephupha!" Kuya kufuneka ukhululeke nabantu ongabaziyo ngokupheleleyo kwaye KULUNGILE xa uncamisa nabani na, endiyiyo. Ndijonga ukukhukhumeza njengendlela yokuqhelana nomntu, ngaphandle koxinzelelo lokuba kufuneka uhlale 'ukhona' okanye ujonge ngqo emehlweni. Ungathetha ngezinto, kodwa akukho xinzelelo lokuthetha.

Imilo: Ngaba uwola ixesha elipheleleyo okanye yinto oyenzayo ecaleni?

I-BR: Yingeniso eyongezelelweyo kum kuba iiyure azithembekanga. Ndidla ngokuba nezicelo ezibini ukuya kwezintathu ngeveki. Ubuncinci beyure, nge-80 yeedola, kodwa ndiza kwenza izinto zokulala nazo $ 320.

Imilo: Ngaba ufumanisa ukuba abantu bahlala befuna ukuthetha, okanye bafuna nje ukuwalwa?

BR: Ixhomekeke ngokwenene emntwini. Abanye abantu bayathetha ngezinto ezahlukeneyo ezenzekayo ebomini babo, kodwa abanye bathule kakhulu. Kuya kufuneka usebenze nomntu lowo kwaye ufumane umbono wento abayifunayo. Ngokuqinisekileyo andiyongcali, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha abantu bafuna nje izinto ngaphandle kwenkqubo yabo kwaye kubekho umntu ophulaphulayo. Abathengi bam bahlala bephakathi kweminyaka yamadoda kuzo zonke iintlanga, iinkcubeko kunye nemvelaphi. Eyona nto ixhaphakileyo kukuba baphoswa luthando ebomini babo.

Ubume: Ngaba wakha wakwimeko apho ngokwenene awuzange uzive ufuna ukumbamba umntu othile?

I-BR: Inika umdla. Xa ndisazi ukuba umntu ufuna nje i-platonic cuddles, ndithanda kakhulu. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha ndiyakwazi ukuxelela ngolwimi lomzimba lomntu ukuba banethemba lokungaphezulu nje kwe-cuddles-ke ndihlala ndikhuselekile kwaye andiyonwabisi kakhulu. Kodwa, ubukhulu becala, abantu abafuna ngaphezulu kwe-cuddles bayasuswa ngaphambi kokuba ndidibane nabo kuba kufuneka batyikitye ikhontrakthi echaza ukuba akukho msebenzi wesondo uya kwenzeka. Kwikhontrakthi, bayalelwe ukuba bahlambe kwaye bahlambe amazinyo-kwaye uninzi lwabantu lunengqondo yokwenza loo nto-ke andikapheli nakubani na endikhutshelwe ngaphandle!

Imilo: Ngaba kukho umntu owakhe wakuxhaphaza okanye wakwenza waziva ungakhuselekanga?

BR: Hayi, kodwa xa ndisiya endlwini yomntu ndifumana lonke ulwazi lwabo kwaye ndiyishiya i-info kumhlobo. Ukuba umntu uwela umgca wokunxibelelana ngokwesondo, ndiyathetha ukuba yeyiphi imida okanye nditshintshe izikhundla. I-Cuddlers inokuphelisa iseshoni kwangoko ukuba umthengi uphinda-phinda ngokungafanelekanga, kodwa akunyanzelekanga ukuba ndiyenze le nto.

Imilo: Ngaba abathengi bakho banazo izicelo ezithile zeeseshoni zabo?

BR: Kukho abantu abaye bafuna ukuba ndinxibe ihempe engenamikhono, endivakalelwa kukuba ilungile-abantu abanjengolusu ekunxibelelaneni nolusu.

Imilo: Ngaba unayo iqabane? Baziva njani nge-cuddling side-gig yakho?

I-BR: Ndanditshatile xa ndiqala ukumbamba kwaye inkosikazi yam yayilungile nayo. Wayeqonda ukuba yayiyi-platonic kwaye akukho nto yesondo eya kwenzeka. Emva kokuba ndiqhawule umtshato, ndafumanisa ukuba ukuthandana kwandinceda ndakwazi ukunyamezela.

Imilo: Ipuni enkulu okanye icephe elincinci?

I-BR: Ngesiqhelo ndilicephe elincinci, kodwa bendilicephe elikhulu nam!

Imilo: Yintoni oqhele ukunxiba ukuwola?

I-BR: Ndinxiba iimpahla ezithambileyo nezitofotofo ezilungele ukulala kuzo, kwaye ndizama ukubukeka endilisekileyo kodwa ndinomtsalane kwangaxeshanye. Yindibaniselwano enzima, kodwa ndinempahla yokuya ezibini!

Imilo: Yintoni ebangela iseshoni enkulu yokugona?

BR: Ukunxibelelana kwemida kubaluleke ngokwenyani kunye nokuhoya iindlela zomnye umntu ezingezizo zomlomo. Ukuqubha kufanele kube ngumdibaniso wokukhokela kunye nokuvumela omnye umntu akhokele. (Funda ngakumbi malunga neziBonelelo zeSayensi zoThintelo lwaBantu.)

Imilo: Uziva njani emva kweseshoni yokuwola? Ngaba inefuthe kuwe, njengombambisi?

I-BR: Ndidla ngokuziva ndikhululekile emva kweseshoni elungileyo. Ndifumene ingxelo evela kubaxumi endibancedileyo kwaye baziva bebhetele emva koko. Oku kundenza ndonwabe ngendlela engathethekiyo.

Imilo: Ingaba unalo uluhlu lokudlalayo?

I-BR: Ndandimamele i-albhamu kanye kwaye ndacinga, "Ukuba le albhamu ibingumntu, bendiya kuyimbamba nayo!" Kuyabizwa Isiganeko NguMthi wePorcupine.

Imilo: Yintoni ofuna abantu bayazi malunga nokugona?

I-BR: Into endiyithandayo ngokuganga kukuba akufuneki uchukumise nabani na. Abantu ababini banokuba kunye kwaye bakhululeke ngaphandle kwazo zonke izinto ezingaphezulu. Abanye abantu bacinga ukuba kuyaxhaphaza kuba kuthatha imali yomntu, kodwa andiboni bephuma behambisa iihagi simahla ebantwini!

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