I hear you. But how can a dev have different perspectives on a problem and new insights on solving it if he/she doesn’t hear from (or study) users of already existing software?

Not talking about fun apps here. Only on problem solving ones.

That’s why the majority of FOSS out there are software/apps devs use (not especially for their work) for a reason.

Take my case. I am a long form writer and using my phone for that purpose (when nothing else is available) is a nightmare. If FOSS devs are not interested in that, they won’t bother. And I totally understand. They don’t owe common folks nothing. But when they do, it’s usually through their own understanding of the problem.

And people should come with a detailed description of the problem. Not their cringy ideas.