The greatest lie told to the public is that people make apps to sell data. Data has no value—you can buy a complete data set on the entire US population for under $10,000.
In reality, we actually do it to sell engagement. Attention is more valuable than a spreadsheet. And you only capture people’s attention by creating valuable & novel experiences.
This misconception has made people fear trying new products, which has hampered innovation in how we communicate and entrenched the positions of incumbent companies.
And it has also narrowed the audiences who developers can build for. So when you ask why there are so many silly teen apps, it’s because it’s one of the few audiences that haven’t been deluded by the narrative yet.
In reality, we actually do it to sell engagement. Attention is more valuable than a spreadsheet. And you only capture people’s attention by creating valuable & novel experiences.
This misconception has made people fear trying new products, which has hampered innovation in how we communicate and entrenched the positions of incumbent companies.
And it has also narrowed the audiences who developers can build for. So when you ask why there are so many silly teen apps, it’s because it’s one of the few audiences that haven’t been deluded by the narrative yet.
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