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Please. Somehow I doubt that Jason Fried, of all people, is losing sleep because of a vaporware product in a completely different space. Or do you think that s

Please. Somehow I doubt that Jason Fried, of all people, is losing sleep because of a vaporware product in a completely different space. Or do you think that somehow Diaspora will be a product management solution? Will it also do my taxes? Perhaps it will print bingo cards, organize my book collection, and bake the world's tastiest pies? This is exactly what Fried is talking about: When you launch a pure-vapor product you encourage people to project fantasies onto it. That sends you lots and lots of false signals and sets the public up to be disappointed.

lionshare 16y ago
So 4 CS grads raising below seed round range for a much needed project and supported by so many people is a Curse? For THAT he could not sleep? A pity that this attitude comes from a startup news site. Again: It's a paradigm shift that should enable to create new class of web applications in "nodes" instead of "central hubs". And all central hub owners, who make their revenues from the old paradigm, should be worried. We have seen this shifts wiping out companies so fast before. It's not something to laugh about. He is just trying to stop the finance momentum.
- dasil003 16y ago
  What makes you think Fried is losing sleep? Man, after reading the rest of your posts in this thread, you really need to stop and re-evaluate the rationality of your opinions. 37signals is not some machiavellian puppetmaster. Fried posted a simple opinion piece on a hot topic and you immediately start frothing at the mouth like a times square end-of-worlder. Get a grip.