Offline-first apps promise instant loading and privacy, but in practice, very few apps get offline support because getting sync right is surprisingly hard.
https://marcobambini.substack.com/p/why-local-first-apps-havent-become
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Because people are idiots and value convenience over every other factor when voting with their wallets.
Valuing convenience over other things doesn’t make someone an idiot. As with everything, you evaluate a product on the benefits it gives vs the drawbacks it brings. For most people the benefits of cloud/online syncing far outweighs the drawbacks.
Most people don’t bother evaluating anything and just decide based on feel and uninformed advice.