Go through the MyFirstMillion podcasts for indiehacker-like ideas that could make you fairly wealthy. There are a ton, and like others have pointed out, it seem

Go through the MyFirstMillion podcasts for indiehacker-like ideas that could make you fairly wealthy. There are a ton, and like others have pointed out, it seems what you are working on is very specific, very technical, and very context dependent (Rust, PostgreSQL, etc.). It doesn't take brilliance (in the realm of ideas) to be financially successful. If you listen to this podcast enough, you'll realize how rich people have gotten doing some of the most low-hanging ideas.