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I don't like the baby bird analogy, or the use of the term "spoon-fed" here. It makes it sound as if people should be ashamed for wanting things to be simpler.
by tree_of_item 17y ago
I don't like the baby bird analogy, or the use of the term "spoon-fed" here. It makes it sound as if people should be ashamed for wanting things to be simpler.
- godDLL 17y agoThat's just your own negative connotation. The man is using short, concise and clear terms to describe a trend and it's anecdotal evidence. Coroners shouldn't stop calling a stiff "a body" just because it sounds mortifying to you. It's what it is.
- ssp 17y agoNo, the word spoon-fed has negative connotations of helplessness and apathy, just as dumbed-down or pointy-clicky have. If that kind of words come to mind, or if you think users are lazy when they don't read what you write, or refuse to fill out a seven-field registration form, then you are going to design bad user experiences and your competitors will beat you. This particular writer is probably just using it as link-bait though.
- godDLL 17y agoHow is being an application user negative? How is being helpless negative? Whatever you write, it solves a problem for someone somewhere. And the less work they have to do to leverage your solution, the better your solution will work for them. Here are your many words, confusing, lengthy non-empathic. Or you could just say "spoon-feed the solution to your user". It's about caring, not about attacking or disrespect. The negative connotations are yours alone, you're still reading too much into this.
- zach 17y agoYeah, when I saw "spoon-fed" I thought this was going to be about how people learn, not how they split up restaurant bills. I agree, making things clear or intuitive is a virtue, not a vice, and the language should reflect that.