Building Is Easy. Distribution Is Hell: An Indie Developer's Global Reality

While technical execution often wins praise, this account reveals the unglamorous reality of distribution for indie developers in emerging markets. New account discrimination on platforms like Hacker News and Reddit, combined with geopolitical barriers such as Stripe's India restrictions, create systemic obstacles that no amount of code quality can overcome. The story exposes how the tech ecosystem's infrastructure disproportionately favors developers in the US and Europe.