At some point, we need to admit it: we’re not building products anymore — we’re remixing templates.
Scroll any dev feed and it’s the same loop: AI wrappers, SaaS dashboards, “build in public” clones of clones. Different branding, same core idea, same execution. It’s not innovation — it’s iteration without intent.
The barrier to building is lower than ever, but that’s exposed a different problem: lack of originality. When tools do most of the heavy lifting, the only real differentiator left is thinking — and that’s the part getting skipped.
Shipping fast is great. Learning by copying is valid. But staying there? That’s where it turns into noise.
Not every project needs to be a startup. Not every idea needs to be SaaS. Not everything needs a subscription model.
Build weird things. Build specific things. Build things that don’t fit into a template.
Because right now, the biggest gap isn’t technical skill — it’s taste.
