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Building Seeq for Travel Creators Everywhere - http://seeq.ing
The Directory Era is dead.
We don't need more lists.
We need better guides.
Real people. Real knowledge. Real connection.

⚡ Read the full manifesto: open.substack.com/pub/seeqing/...

And then? Go outside and experience one of your 2,847 saves.
THE DIRECTORY ERA IS DEAD
A Manifesto for Life After Lists
open.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Imagine your phone saying:
“Your trusted foodie friend recommends this café 3 blocks away. Try the cardamom latte.”

You go.
You drink.
You talk.
You live.
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
But it’s breaking.
The tech now works.
Creators are waking up.
And we’re desperate for real-world memories again.
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Google Maps makes $11.1B…
Not by helping you go out,
But by keeping you in.
Your paralysis is their business model.
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We’re not alone.
🔹 42% of users save things they’ll never use
🔹 Planning time for trips now exceeds doing time
🔹 $152B wasted yearly on fake experiences
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
23 “Places to Try” lists in my Notes app.
847 Google Maps pins.
Countless travel TikToks.
I wasn’t curating life—I was hoarding potential.
Like building a museum to my own inaction.
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thank you! That’s so nice :)
July 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oh hell no! That’s war!
May 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Omg lol. I fucking bet! I heard the bug situation down under is wild
May 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM