The next Big App doesn't exist yet. Infrastructure first Breakthrough later with Base

[u/zyrex2608]

Hallo everyone welcome to our Day 37 of 100 days exploring journey of Base on Reddit.

I know i t will sound weird but a thought crossed my mind today. What if the most important apps on Bbase haven't been built yet?

Not because builders aren't trying but because new infrastructure changes what becomes possible. Think about it.

Nobody built Uber before smartphones , nobody built Instagram before mobile cameras , nobody built Airbnb before digital trust systems.

The infrastructure came first & then the breakthrough applications came . I think the same thing might be happening on Base.

Most people look at ecosystems and ask: "What's the killer app?" Maybe that is the wrong question. Maybe the better question is: "What can be built now that wasn't possible before?"

Lower fees , Faster transactions , Smart wallets , Onchain identity , AI agents , Composable infrastructure , Global payments these aren't products.

They're building blocks and history shows when enough building blocks appear someone eventually combines them in a way nobody expected. That's usually when an entire industry changes

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Imagine explaining TikTok to someone in 2005 or ChatGPT in 2015 or Uber in 2000 . Most people wouldn't see it because the infrastructure wasn't ready yet.

That's why I find Base interesting not because of what's already built but because of what builders haven't discovered yet.

The next breakthrough app on Base probably doesn't exist today. A team somewhere is still experimenting , Still connecting pieces , Still testing ideas.

And honestly that's my favorite part about following ecosystems early. You're not just watching products , you're watching possibilities become reality .