Is it OK if we like it more because it was born out of love?: ‘Wordle is a love story’ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/wordle-word-ga...
And in the space of a month went from ‘introduced in NY Times’ to ‘bought by NY Times’?
‘The New York Times Buys Wordle’ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/business/media/new-york-t...
In many ways, I think this is the perfected ideal of what engineer-creators hope for.
The intense focus on making something that feels magical for one - even better that that one is magical to you.
Sharing the creation with a few friends and having them experience the magic too.
And having the world recognize, and then pay $ millions, for your creation done in the name of love.
No years lost in the lab, no fighting with corporate suits to keep ads out, no long marches of ‘growth’ tactics that feel icky.
It is the Romantic Ideal of Engineering.
Does any other story come close?