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PerfectStrangers app overview

PerfectStrangers is a social platform designed for meeting new people in person, similar to a dating app but without the romantic focus.

Users create profiles and can either post a 'chat listing'—a public invitation to meet at a specific time and place (e.g., 5pm in Shibuya)—or respond to others' listings.

The article mentions that users can add hashtags like #reading or #travel to their profiles to find like-minded individuals.

Popularity rankings and featured users are displayed, with new or online users highlighted at the bottom.

The app encourages real-life meetings rather than online interactions, unlike social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter.

In the story, the narrator, Nanako, is a new user who hesitates to post her own listing due to fear of no responses or meeting unsuitable people.

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