I agree with the author's critique of the trivial nature of most start-ups. Lots of guys are simply trying to make widgets more shiny, and that's a shame because they could do so much more.
I disagree that there is something we can do about it. It's the natural state of affairs.
(My rewrites always take 400-word explanations and turn them into 2 sentences. Writing is much like code golf. Sigh)
I agree that things seem more shiny than innovative. Maybe "easy" problems are a natural way of increasing our general software competency across the general population. Before we can get to the big-problem innovation in things like AI and nano tech we have some steps to take. That probably explains why it a seems so natural.
I disagree that there is something we can do about it. It's the natural state of affairs.
(My rewrites always take 400-word explanations and turn them into 2 sentences. Writing is much like code golf. Sigh)