Inspiration

Humans naturally surround themselves with like-minded people. This can lead to ideological bubbles forming. These bubbles don't promote new ideas and open discussion. Can Opener allows people to find and talk to people who are fundamentally different in what they believe in.

What it does

Puts people who disagree in a live video-chat so that they can discuss their differences and understand the other viewpoint better.

How I built it

Built using HTML, CSS, javascript for frontend and node.js, express.js, and graphql for backend.

Challenges I ran into

We were essentially teaching ourselves most of everything on the fly.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

It works!

What I learned

Building things is hard but ridiculously rewarding.

What's next for Can Opener

Mass adoption!

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