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> Let's build better stuff.

What usually happens next is that 99% of that "better-ness" value then gets clawed back by the creator and monetized, and then users are left with something roughly comparable to the product it was supposed to supplant. E.g. "we're gaining users left and right, how many ads do you think they will tolerate without abandoning us?"






It's the pressure of the investors that leads to enshittification. Bootstraped and family businesses are less likely to do it.



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