I've been building for a couple of years. The founders I actually know are at $2-4k MRR after 18 months, and they're proud of it.
But my feed is all "how I hit $10k MRR in 30 days" followed by a link to a $497 playbook.
Not hating, people gotta eat. I'd just love more honest posts about slow growth, churn, and the months nothing worked.