What are today's workarounds telling us?

Old need → workaround → evidence → possible next step

Talking about workarounds, let's make this concrete. Let me tell you about two old needs that are still around today. These are about old primitives that either fell short or disappeared, but the underlying user need remains. These constitute evidence of unmet needs, and therefore possible next steps for the platform. They're great places to start asking what the platform should do next.