I kind of feel it's a nice venting out place and share your honest opinions without being judged. So it's definitely different than a lot of other platforms in a good way

Technical Consultant

Growth Manager

Visiting GV just gives me another FOMO of what am I doing with my life.

Software Engineer

I like coming to GV a few times a day. Lot of like minded individuals in the same boat here. It's like a tea break at local nukkad chaiwala.

Product Designer

GV gets the worst out of me. I turn into a 😈 here but I like it

Lead Data Scientist

I feel a little bit of cribbing and gossiping in this platform helps us diffuse that tension built up during the weekdays.  The stress and pressure has to be released somewhere and the chatty grape...

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I feel a little bit of cribbing and gossiping in this platform helps us diffuse that tension built up during the weekdays.

The stress and pressure has to be released somewhere and the chatty grapevine has been a very helpful place to be to do so.

It also makes you empathetic.

Agree? Any Comments ?!

Has grapevine helped you  get relaxed and de-stress ?

Has grapevine helped you  get relaxed and de-stress ?- Grapevine

I feel that when you open up to people about your traumas and insecurities, people are only going to use it against you in an arguement.

While you might argue that not everyone does that, and I would be the first one to agree to that. But you somehow stop trusting everyone, even your shadow , when your favorite people become your most bitter life lessons. 

The one who feels emotions always ends up suffering more. In the hindsight, it feels as if being a bare minimum "good human" is a curse. 

However,

I have been using grapevine to vent out and connect with strangers and so far I have only met supportive and empathetic human beings (most of them). 

Despite being covered in the sheild of anonymity, most people have only been respectful and kind. 

This proves that we, as humans , are only meant to love each other. Hatred is futile. Empathy is inherent while hatred is "cultivated".

I hope grapevine founders dont stumble across this post else theyll start charging premium fees when they realize how highly people speak of this platform lol

GrapeVine> Therapy

Data engineer

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I have been on grapevine for some months now and this is the best community building app I have ever seen I can talk my heart out and the people here actually come out to support and share their journey and experiences as well. Hats off to the founder who has made grapevine

Love grapevine. This is the best community I have found to actually talk my heart out, it’s like grapevine and the people who are using grapevine have become my go-to people when it comes to sharing my life and career or anything.

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The number of rants I have on this platform, had they been anywhere else (social media or real life), I would have definitely lost my job, friends, and followers. 

Grateful for Grapevine 🍇

Just Grateful for this platform

Consultant

Randomly thinking over lunch, I saw my screen time and Grapevine is consistently increasing
Was wondering if it same for others, and if yes - how?

Has Grapevine impacted your life in anyway?

Currently I am discovering gv. I am loving it. You don't get doxxed(🤞) + you get to chat and converse with others like it's a WhatsApp group. 
Kinda love this. 
Is this just me? or 👀
If so, then what is the idea of social media. To bring more people to a platform or make it a limited area where you don't get to be toxic and making the space enjoyable

Grapevine

Hey folks,
 
Happy friday!
 
What this post is: a place to hang around and chat just about anything - without having a specific topic to discuss.  
Think of it like the watercooler at your office.  
 
Look forward to hearing from you all :)

Daily Watercooler (30th June)

Founder

It has been a while since I did a thread, so busy with work nowadays. 

My answer would be Grapevine. Never experienced something like Grapevine in a really long time. Especially, considering that it has only been their first year. 

What is your answer?

[Comeback Thread] What is the hottest Indian Startup of this year(2023)? 🚀

Product Manager

I’ll go first.

To me, it’s all about access. 
Access to authentic ideas.

The best search result you get on Google is high SEO but low authenticity. On LinkedIn, there are so many people but everyone is shilling a course or 1:1 resume reviews. 

Mostly it has become a place which started as vanity signalling 

Like
( I have started a new role…, I have been accepted at …, I have received offers from F, A, N and G and I’m joining G.)  

And now people pushing mindless content with “Agree?” or “Comment Interested”.

Somehow, everyone is truly inauthentic to please a wider audience and say the exact same generic gyaan to maximise engagement.

For now, Grapevine is where people are genuinely themselves and I get to hear interesting things that you get to hear near the coffee machine.

Kinda feels like we’re all a big community where we all contribute and learn new things about the professional landscape around us.

Godspeed Grapevine. 🚀

Hola Grapeviners! I would love to know why are you on the platform?

If one goes by Grapevine, everyone in tech is working under duress and is being paid peanuts for it. Appreciate that this anonymous platform offers a safe space for people to let off some steam, but increasingly, starting to feel that regular exposure to such toxic levels of negativity is much worse off for mental health.

Grapevine echo chambers

Investor

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I have read a few articles about it and got mixed responses from the internet. Some are saying generalists have the upper hand in this rapidly changing environment & for some specialists will be the top earners.

What's your take on this Grapevine family?

It's important because some people like me get bored easily with monotonous work. Constantly indulging in multiple domains of work keeps us going.

Does future belong to generalists or specialists?

Just saw an ad for Grapevine on Reddit. Always thought of Grapevine as the Reddit for Indian working professionals. Isn't it ironic that they're advertising here? Makes you wonder if Reddit will start advertising on Grapevine next! 😆

Grapevine ad on reddit

TL;DR

We stay on the internet nowadays. I am doing so since 2009. From orkut to fb, Twitter to insta, WhatsApp to Tg and Quora to Reditt.

If u look closely all are Western apps, few entrepreneurs tried to make the Indian SM app but it turned cringe n toxic like hood etc.

I was silent reader here for 3m, then started interacting actively 5m back. Saw this platform evolving from 0 to 1. Hell a lot of improvement.

But what I loved maximum is how beautifully people help each other, from referral to rant, Job opening to layoff, CTC discussion to crazy comparison, love to hate, left to right, PM to Sde, Whitefield to Koramangala and what not...

We have everything on a tap from food to cab and dating to matrimonial still we are the unhappiest gen.

GrapeVine( thanks to @Micheal_Scott )kinda platform is helping to kill that loneliness and toxicity of one's life.

Always there to discuss and talk about semiconductors, ai, economy, philosophy, marketing, music n memes!

🥂 Cheers and have a nice day.

Keep smiling ☺️

Bonus -  https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=VATfbq_116I&feature=share

Thank You Grapevine 🍇

Senior Consultant

How did you come to know about it? What made you download it? And why are you still using it?

Building anything in social is so hard. I want to know how they got the users.

How do you end up using a platform like Grapevine?

Data Scientist

Congratulations and a hearty thanks to all the top writers 

We’ll also soon be sharing a top 50 list in a separate update

Grapes Leaderboard - October update

There are a few psychological and sociological theories that can help explain why anonymous forums may naturally tend towards negativity.

The separation from real-life consequences can result in people saying or doing things they wouldn't normally do, which can sometimes lead to negative behavior.

Some individuals derive satisfaction from creating conflict or distress for others online aka "trolling". Anonymous forums provide a fertile ground for trolls as they can typically act without direct consequences.

The larger the crowd, the less likely individuals are to take responsibility for a situation. In an anonymous forum, people might be less likely to step in and stop negative behavior, leading to a proliferation of such behavior.

Overtime this forum will see bots to promote propaganda of one company or to spread shit about other companies. 

As a community there should be something around guidelines, rules, and constructs to reduce this. What are some of your suggestions?

Who do anonymous forums like Grapevine tend to become negative?

Director Product

Yahan pe likh deta hoon toh mann halka ho jata hai 


badi achchi jagah hai

especially unke liye those who are not so extroverted 

kya tumko bhi aisa mehsoos hota hai?

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