... doesn't make money." I heard this for years - from market leaders, from VCs, from people I respected. "This is a regulatory problem, not a technical one." "This is a feature, not a product." "People don't pay for idealistic things." <<Back story>> In 2019, my team and I went deep into Self-Sovereign Identity: wrote research papers, ran experiments, and found ourselves at the intersection of data, identity, and web3. Right at that intersection ... ... really sure if the market would shift but I'm not complaining that it did :D We just thought we'd build something and open source it if nobody pays for it. But we wanted to put this alternative

... failure of foundational principles. OpenAI misses the point about what is truly beneficial for humans, while Anthropic seems to strive to keep that in mind. Anthropic's philosophers strike me as the rare kind of people who are idealists and pragmatists at the same time. Comment from Daisuke Adachi(@daisuke_adachi): Claude is the #1 free app on the App Store in the US and Canada. I took screenshots of the App Store's Top Free Apps ranking across ...

... time.... Even if it improves their outcome, it doesn t matter unless they actually use it. That s the tricky part - figuring out if it s a real need or just something we (as builders / maybe idealists - think is valuable. Comment from Priyanka Gosai(@priyanka_gosai1): This is a classic product tension and honestly, I ve seen the answer shift based on maturity of the user and clarity of the job-to-be-done. Creators at an early stage often ...

... wondering... if a company wanted to acquire someone's app or tool that was built via vibe coding, would it matter how it was built? Does the method of how it was built impact the valuation? In my idealistic eyes, I'd like to think it doesn't. As an acquisition is often much more than just the tech but also the user base, brand, and even team behind the product. If anything I think that acquiring a product that ... ... traditionally written. If the product delivers value, scales well, and has a strong user base, the method of creation is secondary. Comment from steve beyatte(@steveb): I have a different take on this. Most acquirers are deciding between buy vs

... party punch. The EU doesn't include Switzerland (where I live) or the UK (which are certainly Europe too) and it represents a certain (failed imo) philosophical approach to European coherence to which you're proposing an alternative. New logo please! Comment from levelsio(@levelsio): @tomas_votruba  We have :D it's the Euro. It's up to the Czechs to decide if they want it too. They decided not to. The Euro has big issues too though. Poorer ... ... stop giant corporations from breaking the law. It's just going to make it easier for them to get away with it or take advantage of consumers and their data. I'd much rather live somewhere with ethical companies versus