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There's countless successful things you've probably looked at and scratched your head thinking "that's been around a long time".
I don't know if I can explain this distinction anymore. Think about something you don't really care about. Let's take socks. There's these technical features, weave pattern, stitch strength, balance of the polymers of the materials, etc I've never thought about. Instead, I find some I think I'll like and I wear them. There's zero intellectualization that goes into the process. I was probably swayed by more colorful packaging.
You gotta meet people at that level for mass appeal because most people don't care about what you care about. They're not stupid, they just don't share your passions.
Anyways I've got other things to do.