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[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

while not on the same scale, its kinda like the story of the enthusiast trap.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 9 points 10 months ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FJgTKx-rg18

the enthusiast trap is the idea that some companies target enthusiasts with a product, because it has a feature or price that people look for, but its impossible to get bigger or grow because its a niche, so they then turn to the mainstream audience to try to make a profit. this is where most startups falter, as they fail to get mainstream support, and lose the enthusiast that liked them for something specific.