Hi. I’m the founder building CounterSwipe.

The basic idea came from a frustration I have with Reddit and most discussion platforms.

A lot of the time, the problem is not that people disagree. Disagreement is good. The problem is the format.

If you post something outside of the dominant view in a subreddit, you are not really entering a conversation. You are often getting hit by 20, 30, or 40 people making some version of the same point at once.

At that point, it stops feeling like dialogue and starts feeling like ideological dogpiling. Even a moderate opinion can get flattened into “you must be on the extreme other side” because the crowd has already decided what box you belong in.

CounterSwipe is my attempt at a different format.

You swipe on a prompt card, pick a side, then get matched with one person who picked the opposite side.

Not a comment section.
Not a pile-on.
Not a popularity contest.

Just a one-on-one conversation where both people actually have room to explain themselves.

A few things we are building around:

• Prompt cards with two clear sides
• One-on-one debates with people who disagree
• Debate modes for cleaner or more intense conversations
• Scores for things like logic, persuasion, and civility
• AI practice if you want to test your argument before talking to someone real

The goal is not to create another echo chamber. It is to make disagreement feel more balanced, more direct, and more human.

I’d really appreciate feedback from people who are also frustrated with the way Reddit-style discussions usually go.

Would you use something like this? What would make one-on-one debate actually work?

https://thinklavender.com/counterswipe

Thanks for reading.