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I mean this question is way too big for this sort of thread. I would say that simply calling it a “product” already reveals a certain ideological bias to begin with.

It’s like the difference between a city square and a shopping mall as a place for a society or community.

What is unique about this place is that many people here are more than qualified to build pretty much anything. So, it would be safe to assume that if we wanted something different, we would probably just build it.



Financial and intellectual resources are being diverted to projects with large markets but low utility.

Also, "product" is a semantic argument. Product also means sum. Every application is a product of technology.


Yeah, everything around us can be seen as a product. It’s all sausage factory across the board.

The opinion I’m expressing here is that excessively seeing things in that way when venturing out to do them doesn’t make inspire trust.


Fair point and I do agree. I have no interest in pursuing anything in the space. I wanted to start a discussion on the topic because I don't know how to fix this obvious problem. If a solution could be found (or even a broad direction), this group of people... would a probable source.




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