I appreciate that vibe! I dont really think we're in an "if you build it they will come" era of the internet anymore given the giants we're up against, but I still get what you're saying. I think "stop trying to appeal *to everyone*" might be mroe how I think of it. I hope we are headed in the direction of apps that are highly opinionated and do their specific goal very well (and therefore have a target audience and niche) rather than trying to mass appeal (and therefore ending up boring and appealing to no one).

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My sentiment is that if you do your thing, I.e. build what you and your circle want and need rather than trying to imagine what some mythical “user” or “group” might need, you will build great things with utility and as you are successful, so the the user group will grow… I definitely do not want to advocate for doing nothing…
It's kind of like when people say scratch your own itch. Then the people who have the same itch might come.