# Fifty thousand users is a civic argument, not a vanity chart

- Category: mindset
- Author: Andrei Gudiu (https://indie.md/people/andrei-gudiu/)
- Source: https://indie.md/journeys/andrei-acte123/
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Fifty thousand completed guides would show that the problem is shared. That evidence can support a public case for clearer procedures and fewer wasted trips. Treat the number as civic evidence, not as proof that the product has found a paying customer.