Protocol

Local moments.
72 hours. Then gone.

Post something that happened near you. It spreads to people within a few blocks. It lives for 72 hours, then disappears. No algorithm. No archive. Just your neighborhood, in real time.

How to post

Three steps.
No shortcuts.

Every moment on Misd follows the same path — post, spread locally, connect or let go.

// step_01
✍️

Post a moment

Something happened near you. Capture it in a few words. Choose one of 12 moment types: Missed Connection, Awkward, Funny, Wholesome, Sighting, Unbelievable, Overheard, Vibe Check, Lost & Found, Confession, Grateful, or Offer. Add location context — the venue, the time, the detail that makes it specific. You can post anonymously or under your alias.

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📡

It spreads locally

Your moment reaches everyone within a few blocks who opens Misd. It's visible for 72 hours, then gone forever. No archives. No screenshots. The feed is what's happening right now — not what happened last year.

💌
Missed Connection — the one that got away
😬
Awkward — we've all been there
😂
Funny — you had to be there
💛
Wholesome — humanity at its best
👀
Sighting — someone or something worth noticing
🤯
Unbelievable — no one will believe this
🎧
Overheard — couldn't not listen
✨
Vibe Check — read the room
🔍
Lost & Found — did you lose something?
🤫
Confession — needed to say it
🙏
Grateful — someone was kind
🤲
Offer — paying it forward
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💌

Connect or let go

Someone recognizes it? They respond. Otherwise, it fades. That's the point. Some moments are meant to stay in the neighborhood. If both people signal each other, a private 72-hour chat opens. When the post expires, the chat goes with it. No trace left behind.

Match timeline

From moment to match
in four events.

Here's exactly what happens from the second someone posts to the moment a channel opens — and what happens to everything after.

T+0
The moment is posted
Someone writes what happened — where they were, what they saw, who they noticed. They set a context card (venue, time, crowd, movement) and optionally add a Memory Anchor — a question only the right person would know. The post is live. The clock starts. 72 hours, then it's gone.
T+?
Someone taps "This might be me"
The reader recognizes themselves. They tap the signal. If the post has a Memory Anchor, they're prompted to answer the question first — correctly. One of their 5 daily 👋 signals is consumed either way. The author never knows who tapped. The reader never knows the author is watching. Nothing connects yet.
T+??
The author also taps
The author sees their post getting signals and taps "This might be me" back — confirming they want a connection. The moment both have tapped, the system sees the mutual. Neither side was ever told the other had already signaled. It just fires.
Match
The channel opens — aliases only
A private chat unlocks. Both sides see each other's alias and nothing else. No photo. No profile. No location beyond "nearby." The chat is ephemeral — it lives exactly as long as the post does. When the post expires, the chat closes. Save the conversation before then, or it's gone too.
🏠
Sometimes the signal sparks a group
When enough people signal the same moment, a room forms around it — up to 8 people, anonymous handles, no history. Or join a POI Room at any place. Learn about Rooms →
After the match

What happens when
you match?

Misd doesn't just connect you — it turns the moment into something you can keep.

// artifact
🎟

The Encounter Card

When both sides confirm the match, we generate a beautiful artifact: the date, the place, the moment — yours forever.

See an Encounter Card →
// stories
📝

Parallel Stories

Write your side of the story. Then see theirs. A diptych — two anonymous perspectives on one real moment.

See how stories work →
// archive
📜

Lost Signals Archive

If a signal expires unmatched, it doesn't vanish. It joins Atlanta's permanent poetry archive — anonymous, beautiful, permanent.

Visit the archive →
🔁
Double Signal Detection
When both of you independently post about the same encounter, we detect the match automatically — no reaction needed. Highest-confidence connection on Misd.
The decay mechanic

72 hours.
Then it's gone.

Every moment on Misd has a hard expiry. No archives. No "see this post from 3 years ago." What you see in the feed is what's happening right now.

72h
moment_window · then_gone_forever
Why decay matters
Permanence changes how people write. When everything lasts forever, people self-censor. When it's gone in 72 hours, you write what you actually felt — not what you want on your permanent record. The time pressure also creates urgency. A missed connection from yesterday is still worth acting on. One from three months ago? The moment has passed.
Privacy by design
When the post expires, the private chat that opened with it also closes. There's no way to recover conversations after the window closes. This isn't a bug — it's the contract. If you want to stay in touch, you exchange contact info before time runs out.
Privacy-first by default
Anonymous posting
You can post under your alias or fully anonymously. No real name. No photo. No phone number required. Your location is fuzzed to neighborhood level — never exact coordinates.
Local radius only
Your moment is only visible to people within a few blocks. Someone in another part of the city can't see it. This isn't just a feature — it's how the product works. Context is everything.
Mutual consent required
Private chat only opens if both people signal each other. One-sided interest never goes anywhere. You can't message someone who didn't choose to respond to your moment.
Zero data sold
Misd doesn't sell your data, build ad profiles, or feed you content designed to maximize engagement. The feed shows what's near you. That's it.
Memory anchor

A question only
the right person knows.

Optional but powerful. The author can add a verification question to their post — something only the actual subject would know. It's a filter, not a gate.

You were reading a worn copy of Kafka at Cafe Intermezzo. You know what book it was. The person who knocked over a latte trying to get your attention does too. No one else does.
The Memory Anchor is that detail. Set it when you post. Anyone who taps "This might be me" must answer correctly before the match fires. Wrong answers still consume a daily signal — so false matches have a cost.
A wrong answer doesn't identify the reader to the author. The author just sees that a signal was sent and didn't clear the anchor. Nothing personal is revealed in either direction.
Live example
🔑 Memory Anchor
"What book was I reading when the latte incident happened?"
Answer correctly to confirm this moment is about you.
Kafka on the Shore
✓ Memory confirmed — match fires if they also signal
The anchor question accepts partial matches — "kafka" clears the same as the full title. The system checks for meaning, not spelling.

Something happened near you.

See what people around you are posting right now. Your neighborhood, unfiltered. 72-hour moments only.

Browse the feed → Explore Moment Types