Trying to build an Opinion Engine
I want to build an opinion engine to get real public sentiment on controversial viral topics. Mainstream media is biased, polymarket oversamples gamblers, so i'm trying a few other methods. Here's a video polling prototype built as a PWA, would love to hear thoughts and feedback.
You copy and paste a link from reels, tiktok, or youtube short, and users can vote which side of the issue they're on.
https://app.spicy.market/discover
Thank you!
This is an interesting direction — especially the idea of moving beyond text-based sentiment into video-first polling. That could make opinions feel more grounded in what people are actually reacting to, not just abstract takes. The biggest challenge I see is making sure the voting doesn’t just reflect viral bias from the platform the content came from.
Feels like something worth testing with niche communities first to see if the “opinion engine” actually produces signal vs noise. There’s a competition where you can submit it — entry is $19 and winner gets a Tokyo trip. Prize pool just opened at $0. Your odds are the best right now.
If you're working on something new, this could help 👀
$19 entry → idea competition
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"This is a fascinating concept, SadCreator. Moving away from the bias of mainstream media and gambler-heavy markets like Polymarket to focus on real public sentiment via video polling is a clever pivot. Using PWAs for viral video links is a smart way to lower the barrier for quick voting.
The 'Opinion Engine' idea would actually be a perfect entry for the current competition. Entry is $19 and the winner gets a trip to Tokyo.
Prize pool just opened at $0. Your odds are the best right now. Definitely worth a look while you’re gathering feedback on the spicy.market prototype!
Interesting idea — but I’m trying to understand the core use case.
Who is this for in practice?
Someone browsing for fun, or someone trying to actually make decisions based on sentiment?
Feels like the value might be very different depending on that.