@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
Every consumer app at the end of the day is about getting laid.
The Reasoning
Human motivation ultimately traces to status and reproduction. Apps that thrive help users signal attractiveness, meet potential partners, or increase status that leads to mating opportunities. This is the hidden truth beneath all consumer behavior.
What Needs to Be True
- This reductionist view of human motivation is approximately true
- Alternative motivations (genuine connection, self-expression) are secondary to status/mating
- Consumer behavior can be explained through evolutionary psychology
Counterargument
Many successful apps serve needs unrelated to reproduction (productivity, information, utility). This is cynical oversimplification that ignores genuine human complexity.
What Would Change This View
Evidence of successful consumer apps that cannot be traced back to status or mating motivations even indirectly.
Implications for Builders
When designing consumer apps, ask how this makes users more attractive
Features that increase status or mating prospects drive adoption
Do not ignore this reality even if it seems reductive
Example Application
“Running app that lets you share achievements makes runners look disciplined, fit, and interesting to potential partners. That is the real growth driver.”