Commenters focused on Radius as a Meetup alternative, with many critiquing discoverability and onboarding. Users like weitendorf and VeryGoodMorning said the landing page and signup flow obscure the core task of finding or posting events, suggesting a card-based directory, quick + button for drafting events, moving optional interest prompts out of signup, and better nearby filtering. sram1337 and atmanactive complained about irrelevant or distant results, AIorNot and hamedb raised the network-effect problem - people prefer WhatsApp/Facebook or existing platforms - and pelagicAustral joked it would be “perfect” for prison. Others proposed technical ideas like RSS with GPS fields for location-based feeds.
At the same time, several commenters praised the polish and the Activities concept that lets individuals post informal meetups; foven and yosh102 welcomed an alternative to Meetup’s clumsy UI, and datadrivenangel asked how Radius compares to Luma. Radius’s founder, radius89, replied throughout, explaining why they limited free-form posts/DMs to avoid becoming another social feed, outlining pricing and features (API, widgets, RSVPs, waitlists), and positioning Radius closer to Meetup than Luma while emphasizing Activities as a way to seed local connections. Opinion divides mainly on whether better UX and features can overcome Meetup’s critical mass or whether Radius should pivot toward B2B/organizers to gain traction.
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