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Re:I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file by barbazoo on Monday August 11, 2025 @04:56PM (#44869374)
In terms of earning money, but surely that's not what's it's all about, is it?
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Re:I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file by jack_pp on Monday August 11, 2025 @05:44PM (#44869821)
in terms of actually building something useful
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Re:I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file by mewpmewp2 on Monday August 11, 2025 @06:18PM (#44870105)
Does everything you build must be useful? What if it's just really fun?
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Re:I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file by walt_grata on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:19PM (#44871615)
Define useful and who it has to be useful to? If building it helps me improve my craft, let's me decompress and have so fun. That's useful
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Re:I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file by MrGilbert on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @03:10AM (#44873283)
If the tool brings you (you, as in: the one building it) joy and gives you a chance to let your mind float, then yes, it is useful. Just not for others. And that's fine.
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