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I built an AI social media summarizer to stop doomscrolling anxiety

I built an AI social media summarizer to stop doomscrolling anxiety

by danielkrajka·Mar 7, 2026·2 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidSolve My Problem

Email digest beats algorithmic feeds, but Hey, Substack, and newsletter aggregators exist.

Strengths
  • Solves a genuine pain point: algorithmic feed anxiety without total social disconnection
  • Clean UX and compelling positioning around calmness and intentionality
  • Reasonable pricing at $6/month with unlimited accounts
Weaknesses
  • Email digests and curated feeds are an established category (Hey News, Substack, Pocket, Flipboard)
  • No competitive advantage: 'AI summarization' is table stakes; unclear why this beats simpler newsletter tools or RSS aggregators
Category
Target Audience

Doomscroll-prone social media users wanting doomscroll-resistant consumption; knowledge workers

Similar To

Hey · Substack · Flipboard

Post Description

I was wasting a lot of time on X and after uninstalling it from my phone, I noticed how anxious it was making me. But I still missed knowing what’s going on with AI, news, and the people I follow. So I built Somree. It summarizes Twitter/X accounts and YouTube playlists into a clean daily email digest. You pick who and what you want to follow, and it does the rest — no feed, no algorithm, no rabbit holes. How it works: ∙ Add Twitter accounts and YouTube playlists you care about ∙ Somree fetches and summarizes the content using AI ∙ You get a daily email with the highlights Tech stack: SvelteKit, Convex, Gemini 2.5 Flash for summarization, Resend for email delivery. It’s $6/month. Would love feedback from anyone who tries it.

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