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#21 – Seph Gentle: Google Wave, eg-walker, creativity, AI

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Tech's Quality Diminishes with Distance from Core Problems

Mobile editing experiences often lack the native functionalities that are essential for user-friendly interactions. Existing text editors struggle with rich text capabilities on mobile browsers, impacting usability on both iOS and Android platforms. Frequent issues such as unpredictable behavior in text editing, like erroneous undo functions, indicate prevalent correctness problems. This reflects a deeper truth that technology tends to improve for problems that are well-understood and prioritized by key demographics, particularly software engineers in tech hubs like the Bay Area. For those outside of this sphere, solutions and tools for certain challenges may remain underdeveloped, leading to frustration and subpar experiences.

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