I 95% agree, but "what people want" is probably not a strong indicator on the thresholds of paradigm shifts, since people don't know what's possible.
If you can't convince people that this is benefiting them, and instead focus on talking to investors about how much you can kill off the working class (aka, your "customers" and nowadays "product audience"), you will make it harder to properly sell your product nor audience. Companies have forgotten who the real customers are, no wonder their products aren't resonating.