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Opposed to that, the list of VC-funded software I'm using and enjoying now, which is nonetheless bound to or already on the way to turning into piles of garbage
by meibo 3y ago
Opposed to that, the list of VC-funded software I'm using and enjoying now, which is nonetheless bound to or already on the way to turning into piles of garbage and wasted potential, is pretty long and it took me not even a minute to put it together.
The ones I care about mostly don't even try to take my money in any reasonable way.
- loughnane 3y agoI’ve felt that way in the past. Been productive with VC-backed software and couldn’t imagine using anything else. Over the years though the case against it gets stronger and stronger. Evernote, Google reader, quora, and picasa are a few off the top of my head that I spent a lot of time with only for it to be abandoned or mutate into something unrecognizable. The frequency and switching cost of services falling is high enough that now I see it is rational to only work with tools that have a clear part if the product ceases to exist. Even when new things come out (eg chatGPT), I’m immediately looking for a more long-lasting alternative.