David Pierce

Because you go from phone calls and text messages and you're like, okay, I need navigation for sure. That's obvious, right? Like that is a core part of being alive. And then you're like, well, maybe I need Uber. I don't need it all the time, but it's nice to have when I need it. So like, okay, now I'm going to put an Uber app on. And it's like, well-

I talk to a lot of people over text, but I also use WhatsApp for a lot of things and I use Signal for a lot of things. And I kind of want my Instagram DMs because that's actually where a couple of my group chats are. So now I've put a bunch of messaging apps on and you just go through piece by piece and all of a sudden you've just made a smartphone that doesn't let you download TikTok.

I talk to a lot of people over text, but I also use WhatsApp for a lot of things and I use Signal for a lot of things. And I kind of want my Instagram DMs because that's actually where a couple of my group chats are. So now I've put a bunch of messaging apps on and you just go through piece by piece and all of a sudden you've just made a smartphone that doesn't let you download TikTok.

I talk to a lot of people over text, but I also use WhatsApp for a lot of things and I use Signal for a lot of things. And I kind of want my Instagram DMs because that's actually where a couple of my group chats are. So now I've put a bunch of messaging apps on and you just go through piece by piece and all of a sudden you've just made a smartphone that doesn't let you download TikTok.

Like you get there so quickly. And at that point, I'm not actually sure what problem we've solved. But that's one direction. The other direction is what if smartphone but bad? And I find this so fun. It's just imagine if your smartphone could do all the things it can still do. It just sucked at it. Wait, so what does it mean? Like it just like operates very slowly?

Like you get there so quickly. And at that point, I'm not actually sure what problem we've solved. But that's one direction. The other direction is what if smartphone but bad? And I find this so fun. It's just imagine if your smartphone could do all the things it can still do. It just sucked at it. Wait, so what does it mean? Like it just like operates very slowly?

Like you get there so quickly. And at that point, I'm not actually sure what problem we've solved. But that's one direction. The other direction is what if smartphone but bad? And I find this so fun. It's just imagine if your smartphone could do all the things it can still do. It just sucked at it. Wait, so what does it mean? Like it just like operates very slowly?

Yeah, so let me, I can give you some examples. So there's this company called Books, B-O-O-X, that makes a bunch of e-readers and tablets and stuff. And it runs full Androids. You can download every Android app, but it's an e-ink screen. So it refreshes really slowly. The processor really sucks. It doesn't have a lot of memory. And so it's like, can you run TikTok on this thing?

Yeah, so let me, I can give you some examples. So there's this company called Books, B-O-O-X, that makes a bunch of e-readers and tablets and stuff. And it runs full Androids. You can download every Android app, but it's an e-ink screen. So it refreshes really slowly. The processor really sucks. It doesn't have a lot of memory. And so it's like, can you run TikTok on this thing?

Yeah, so let me, I can give you some examples. So there's this company called Books, B-O-O-X, that makes a bunch of e-readers and tablets and stuff. And it runs full Androids. You can download every Android app, but it's an e-ink screen. So it refreshes really slowly. The processor really sucks. It doesn't have a lot of memory. And so it's like, can you run TikTok on this thing?

Yes, technically you can run TikTok, but it is so unpleasant and bad that you won't.

Yes, technically you can run TikTok, but it is so unpleasant and bad that you won't.

Yes, technically you can run TikTok, but it is so unpleasant and bad that you won't.

The problem with that is people don't like paying a lot of money for crappy things. When you boil it all the way down, it's like, do you want your phone to be good or do you want it to be shitty? Most people are going to say good. Right? And it's like, TVs keep getting bigger for the same reason because it's like, well, would you like your TV to be bigger? Would you like it to be smaller?

The problem with that is people don't like paying a lot of money for crappy things. When you boil it all the way down, it's like, do you want your phone to be good or do you want it to be shitty? Most people are going to say good. Right? And it's like, TVs keep getting bigger for the same reason because it's like, well, would you like your TV to be bigger? Would you like it to be smaller?

The problem with that is people don't like paying a lot of money for crappy things. When you boil it all the way down, it's like, do you want your phone to be good or do you want it to be shitty? Most people are going to say good. Right? And it's like, TVs keep getting bigger for the same reason because it's like, well, would you like your TV to be bigger? Would you like it to be smaller?

And people are like, well, I want the bigger one, sure. And then especially this stuff is more expensive because they don't make it in such large quantities. It's just, it's a really, really, really hard sales pitch to make to somebody to say, I'm going to make gadgets worse because they're better for you. My suspicion is that these are bought more than they're used. I think that's probably right.

And people are like, well, I want the bigger one, sure. And then especially this stuff is more expensive because they don't make it in such large quantities. It's just, it's a really, really, really hard sales pitch to make to somebody to say, I'm going to make gadgets worse because they're better for you. My suspicion is that these are bought more than they're used. I think that's probably right.

And people are like, well, I want the bigger one, sure. And then especially this stuff is more expensive because they don't make it in such large quantities. It's just, it's a really, really, really hard sales pitch to make to somebody to say, I'm going to make gadgets worse because they're better for you. My suspicion is that these are bought more than they're used. I think that's probably right.

I think they're such good aspirational purchases. They make you feel so good about yourself to set up and work with, but then you just run into problems everywhere.