Thousands of Niche Open Web Apps

Manton Reece published this thought the other day... All bloggers eventually want to build their own blog software. All feed reader developers want their own sync platform. All blog hosts want a feed reader. In 2026, I predict approximately thousands of niche open web apps, each with a small number of users who wouldn't want to use anything else. I know it wasn't, but the post almost feels like a shot across the bow of me and others who've become less involved in the Micro.blog community in favor of building our own projects. I understand where the thought may be coming from, but I think Manton is overestimating those numbers just a tad. Here's why. The average person who wants to blog is going to seek out stable platforms where they don't have to do much more than write and publish. I think this is where Manton misses the mark. In addition to Micro.blog, we've seen a small number other multi-user blogging platforms like Bear, Pika and Scribbles come on the scene over the last few…