We are living in a time where people are building more for visibility than for value. The energy goes into the pitch deck, the launch ads and the fancy mockups not the product itself.

But the truth is applause doesn’t keep systems running. Reality does.
When the power goes out, when users can’t log in, when a client can’t access their dashboard, the claps fade and what’s left is what you built.

We need to stop chasing praise and start chasing clarity. Let’s aim to be sustainable craftsmen who design for the real world where some devices are old, internet connection is mostly slow and attention spans are short.

If you build for applause, you burn out fast. If you build for reality, your work lasts.

Real progress happens quietly, when we solve real problems for real people.