We see trends showing more people value offline meetings over digital contacts. Social media is no longer designed for real-world connections – discover why and what's needed.
Multiple reports point to the same trends: more people value offline meetings over Instagram/TikTok friends. Many find it difficult to reach out to both new and old friends in meaningful ways despite all available digital channels and media.
Social media, despite its name, isn't particularly social anymore, and it's definitely not designed for offline meetings. It's fundamentally created for us to consume content through screens. The lack of proper tools makes it difficult for us to find and reach each other in the real world.
Instagram's algorithms hide and deprioritize what's relevant to our geographic location. The result is that we know more about a concert on the other side of the world than something happening in our own hometown.
Social media disconnects us from reality by keeping us trapped in the screen world – apps like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Facebook that do everything to keep us scrolling.
43% want to meet people offline – More are tired of scrolling for friends. 43% of participants in recent surveys say they want to meet new people offline instead of "scrolling" for them online.
73% experience digital fatigue – Digital fatigue reaches 73% among ages 13-28, according to a 2025 report by GWI (Global Web Index).
We're not saying you should abandon social media, but we don't believe it solves the problem for people who want to meet in the real world. It can be both difficult and sometimes scary to meet new people when there's no natural forum for it.
We strongly believe that physical meetings shouldn't be limited to holidays, parties, weekends, and dates. We know there's more to experience than that. Every day can be an opportunity to create new memories and build genuine relationships.
What we need is:
This is exactly what Tjamigo is created for. We believe technology should be a tool for connecting people in reality, not keeping them behind screens.
With Tjamigo you can: