Well, except that I'm not actually trying to add a constraint. I'm trying to relax a constraint. As a member of the audience, I'm saying: hey, don't kill yourself over making this neat toy for my amusement. I don't actually want you to do that. Take all the time you need. Don't worry, I'm sure it will be great and it will show up in my feed whenever it's ready. (And maybe I should have said that in the first place.)
But of course they never asked me. Any pressure they feel comes from the imaginary audience in their heads.
How much this resembles the actual audience (which, admittedly, can be harsh, fickle and are easily distracted - guilty!) is hard to say.
Taking a broader perspective, there are of course far worse problems in the world, the sort of thing the Fair Trade advocates worry about. Demonstrated demand for consumer goods is quite a force, in aggregate. Who wants to be a millionare?
But of course they never asked me. Any pressure they feel comes from the imaginary audience in their heads.
How much this resembles the actual audience (which, admittedly, can be harsh, fickle and are easily distracted - guilty!) is hard to say.
Taking a broader perspective, there are of course far worse problems in the world, the sort of thing the Fair Trade advocates worry about. Demonstrated demand for consumer goods is quite a force, in aggregate. Who wants to be a millionare?