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Thanks for sharing!

> If you look at the features pages of providers, most tools appear the same. But in practice, there are meaningful differences. Each email-sending tool has a different “product DNA”. There’s typically one thing they’re great for, and are the other use-cases are often bolted on – which is extremely frustrating for users with specific needs.

There's an interesting discussion to be had here about what are the things exactly that influence "product DNA". I'm guessing it's mostly... founder personality? And what their priorities are?

And some people will still probably die at 5mph!

People making YouTube videos to teach strangers how to do things is one of my favorite things about the human species :')

I would love this

The best way to meet people is not "I'm looking to meet people" – because then those events and spaces get filled with social outcasts and creepy folks.

The best way to meet people is to look for activity groups, meetups and so on. People with common interests. I'd even argue that this is actually a better way to find romantic partners, than to signal "I am looking for a romantic partner" (unless you're above-average in attractiveness).

> and the only human interaction are the cashiers at the grocery store

Why is that? Even Elon Musk spends times with his kids. What's keeping you from spending time with people you care about?

That's a really cool story. I'd love to read about your experiences in greater detail. Any chance you might have a blog?

> Why don't people just explain it with actual computers instead of pizza?

People use mental models and heuristics and metaphors to make sense of all sorts of things. Very smart people do this, too.

Simplified maps can have their uses, even when you might personally be comfortable with a more complicated one.

I sell t-shirts on the side. As a person who makes/sells t-shirts and uses apps (and only occasionally pays for them), here's how I think about it:

It's not about the skills required to make a t-shirt or app. Consumers don't care about that. All they care about is whether or not they're going to be using it. I'm usually hesitant to pay for apps because I don't know if I'm going to use them more than a couple of times. (Exception: I paid like $100 for Things 2 and 3, after using them during the free trial and realizing I loved them and was going to keep using them. And I have.)

It's easy to look at a t-shirt and think "Oh golly, I'm going to wear this all the time!"

Another really common reason people buy t-shirts is as gifts. I wonder if there's any corollary to that in the app world. Can people buy apps as gifts for friends? People will definitely spend ~$10 to send a friend a download link to gag app that mocks them, I bet.

SW binge?

She was the bullet in the gun that Uber held to its own head; they could've avoided it by not being a shitty place for women to work