Diaryx is inspired by the Joseph Smith Papers Project, which is described on its website as:

an effort to gather together all extant Joseph Smith documents and to publish complete and accurate transcripts of those documents with both textual and contextual annotation¹

Diaryx enables anyone to have their own “Papers Project.” It is designed to make archival, annotation, and publication accessible to anyone.

However, this description is incomplete: why is it important for a person to have their own Papers Project? In short, it is because a society undergoing significant social and technological shifts needs strong, new social infrastructure that caters to those who may be more prone to self-criticism, rejection-senstivity, and avoidance.

The "loneliness epidemic"

Around 20% of people consider themselves neurodivergent. Around 20% of people live with mental illness. Both of those numbers are increasing over time. War and strife fill the world, and debate and discourse grows more heated. It has never been more difficult to connect with people.

"Alarming numbers of Americans are lonely. According to our recent national survey of approximately 950 Americans, 36% of respondents reported feeling lonely “frequently” or “almost all the time or all the time” in the prior four weeks. A startling 61% of young people aged 18-25 and 51% of mothers with young children reported these miserable degrees of loneliness."

The cost of disconnection is great. "Loneliness is linked to early mortality and a wide array of serious physical and emotional problems, including depression, anxiety, heart disease, substance abuse, and domestic abuse."

Ultimately, as long as people respect each others' rights, there isn't any one specific way that a human ought to behave or function. As the world grows more connected, more people encounter other people who have differing cultures, behaviors, and sensitivities. These need to be met with greater kindness and understanding.

Modern social technology fails to meet these needs

Social media is a cesspool of misinformation and contention. "When we asked respondents who or what they think contributes to loneliness in America, technology (73%) topped the list". This result isn't surprising to anyone. But it is a shame that the technology designed to improve lives has instead darkened them with loneliness. We need to develop new social technology that respects the boundaries and honors the differences between people instead of blurring them.

Diaryx honors differences

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