There is no greater pleasure than the absence of pain, but...

…there’s more to building a great product than just addressing pain points. Pain points make for good features, but passion makes for good (and hopefully great) products. flickr helped people who loved photos showcase their photos; twitter helps people follow things they care about.

Here’s a good post from TechCrunch on how not all products need to be painkillers. 

There is no greater pleasure than the absence of pain, but…