Is that amazing? It might actually be the standard way.
Google - better search. Search was "solved", just not well.
Zoom - better video chat. It was "solved", not well.
Amazon - they've never done anything original, always just better. Online books was done, colo servers were a thing.
Apple - same.
Telsa - better electric cars.
Airbnb - better short term rental market.
Salesforce - better CRM.
Snowflake - better data warehouse.
And on and on and on. It seems nobody actually wants new things. They seem to want better on some dimension.
I think you’re selectively choosing what constitutes “new” vs. “better”.
As Henry Ford said, if you ask people what they want they’ll tell you a faster horse. It’s not as if the automobile wasn’t new and revolutionary, but nobody cares about cars. They care about getting around. And a way to get around that was faster, more powerful and more reliable…that was new. It’s the details that matter.
If you take your view, the moon landing was hardly anything noteworthy because animals have been migrating to new lands for millions of year.
"New" v "better" isn't saying something is or isn't noteworthy. Tesla is a hell of a story. So is SpaceX. So is Apple. So is Google. Amazing technical leaps. All noteworthy, all creating immense value.
Google - better search. Search was "solved", just not well. Zoom - better video chat. It was "solved", not well. Amazon - they've never done anything original, always just better. Online books was done, colo servers were a thing. Apple - same. Telsa - better electric cars. Airbnb - better short term rental market. Salesforce - better CRM. Snowflake - better data warehouse.
And on and on and on. It seems nobody actually wants new things. They seem to want better on some dimension.
There are exceptions, but they are few.