So, it was already submitted 4 times[1][2][3][4] in the last 5 months and there's still no explanation as to what's the point of this project.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14511457

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14526920

[3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14712444

[4]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15517341

Seems a bit like the Black Mirror episode[1] "Nosedive".

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosedive

So, uh, is this just a way to harvest phone numbers...?

I think this is meant to be a neat little experiment and/or "useless machine" type thing. Like the "Yo" app. I don't think it's meant to be malicious.

Is this supposed to be some art related to bitcoin?

Now how do I convert these points to bitcoins?

And the point of this is?