About Bridges

Bridges is a connection platform unique from others in fundamental ways:

• Users connect by their differences of personally defining ideas, beliefs, and identity
• Dialogues are exclusively one-to-one, to ensure a safe space for meaningful civil discourse
• Community ratings ensure the most positively engaged members rise to the top, while bad actors are suppressed

By fulfilling our modest mission to “connect people with differences to foster understanding”, Bridges will empower people to:

• Connect with people they would never have the chance to connect with in real life
• Learn about those “others” directly from the people themselves
• Educate others about the differences that make themselves unique
• Learn how to engage in meaningful civil discourse both on and off the platform

By connecting people with differences, empowering civil discourse, and fostering understanding, Bridges will be laying the groundwork for:

• Empathy
• Compassion
• Community
• Rehumanizing previously demonized “others”