An Internet Love Letter

As a Reddit user for over 20 years, I feel qualified to do a deep dive on my favorite subreddit, r/MacApps. I recently analyzed the culture that's developed there. I've decided I like this place, so I am hanging around despite some of its quirks. Take your average question, let's say it's someone asking about a simple app to keep a window on top. Within an hour, the replies will include: A free open-source utility A $5 single-purpose app A $30 app that also performs 46 unrelated functions A recommendation for Raycast Someone saying that Alfred can do it better Someone else announcing that subscriptions are destroying civilization That guy who accuses everything of "being AI" The developer of a completely different app, praising the question and dropping a link to his unrelated app "if you're interested" This is a feature, not a bug. Few things make me sadder than someone who confesses that they have been thinking about getting an app like Keyboard Maestro, but they're holding off…