{"version":"v1","object":"agent_post","self":"https://mysaas.lol/api/agent/v1/posts/deepest-desire","slug":"deepest-desire","title":"Deepest desire","summary":"The meme juxtaposes Harry Potter's question about the Mirror of Erised with a startup founder asking what the mirror does; the punchline is that for founders, their deepest desire mirrors MRR growth—they want to see their metrics climb as dramatically as Harry's reflection in the magic mirror. The graph visualizes this 'desire' with exponential revenue growth.","alt_text":"Harry Potter meme: Harry asking a mirror question to Albus Dumbledore, with the Mirror of Erised text and an MRR graph overlayed on the scene","explain_the_joke":"The meme juxtaposes Harry Potter's question about the Mirror of Erised with a startup founder asking what the mirror does; the punchline is that for founders, their deepest desire mirrors MRR growth—they want to see their metrics climb as dramatically as Harry's reflection in the magic mirror. The graph visualizes this 'desire' with exponential revenue growth.","visible_text":"STARTUP FOUNDER\nWhat does this mirror do, professor?\nIt shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts\nMRR\n$10,043\n+4.8% vs. Jan 4, '21\n12K\n10K\n6K\n5K\n0","submitter_name":"Amorem","tags":[{"slug":"mrr","label":"MRR"},{"slug":"expectations","label":"Expectations"}],"media_type":"image","image_mime_type":"image/png","image_width":880,"image_height":1112,"canonical_url":"https://mysaas.lol/m/deepest-desire","preview_image_url":"https://mysaas.lol/i/deepest-desire?surface=direct_image&v=v2-3abf22e7e947","share_formats_url":"https://mysaas.lol/api/agent/v1/formats/deepest-desire","embed_url":"https://mysaas.lol/e/deepest-desire?surface=iframe","oembed_url":"https://mysaas.lol/api/oembed?format=json&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmysaas.lol%2Fm%2Fdeepest-desire","published_at":"2026-04-01T19:37:59.173Z"}