I get the positivity aspect here, but my rant is about meta-products marketed to other “builders” - there is just something unsettling about the idea of making money from other people’s dreams before they have even started. “Build in the open” is nice when you are actually building something.
I am not making any money from "other people's dreams. I sell a product which helps companies make their sites sell better, retain users, and satisfy their users's needs.
Your definition of building "something" other than a digital product is quite interesting, thank you for sharing your view.
Personally, I like to think that I help companies thrive, which means they can hire more people, create more jobs, enable their communities to grow. If that's not impact, I don't know what is. My blogging about it has already inspired many people to pursue their side projects - and I'm very happy about that.
Not really sure what you are getting at here... at all.
In fact, I've already had a handful of conversations with people who told me my writeups were the reason they are working towards a life that does not involve the 9-5. For this, I am eternally grateful and happy that I wrote what I wrote.
The entire marketing industry is a treadmill and everything you do in life is touched by it. That thing you ate for breakfast? Marketing treadmill. The car you drove to work? Marketing treadmill.