the confession
I have a confession to make.
for the past year I've been quietly working on something that I think will make most of what you do on your phone... unnecessary.
not unnecessary like “oh that's a nice optimization.” unnecessary like “why would I ever do that myself again.”
let me explain.
the app industrial complex
here's what happened to software.
somewhere along the way we convinced ourselves that the best human-computer interaction was... tapping on little colored squares. downloading a different one every time we wanted to do something new.
want to order food? use this app. want to book a flight? download this other app. want to check if your friend is free? another colored square.
we have literally trained an entire generation to be professional app navigators.
and here's the thing that kills me: every single one of these apps does the same thing at the core. they take your intent and translate it into actions. that's it. that's the whole game.
“I want thai food delivered” → tap tap scroll tap confirm tap tap done.
“I want to fly to tokyo in march” → tap tap search tap filter tap compare tap tap tap tap book.
you're the middleware, man. you're the translation layer between what you want and what happens. you're doing the computer's job.
the vertical agent trap
so then the AI boom happens and everyone says “agents! agents will fix this!”
and they're right. kind of.
what we got instead was... vertical agents. AI for legal docs, for customer support, for sales emails.
but here's my problem.
my mom isn't a lawyer. my cousin isn't a developer. my friend who works at the grocery store doesn't need an AI for enterprise sales workflows.