Stop trying to appeal. Just do the thing and if it is good it will grow… why am I confident of this? Because the open architecture means that it cannot be monopolized and controlled so we need not fear a party suddenly raising a fence and slamming a door on a walled garden… just let it ride, do the thing. That is all that is required.

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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).