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I'm inclined to feel the same way, but I feel like there's been a pretty big shift in the last ~decade where users suddenly care about design far more than func
by wutbrodo 11y ago
I'm inclined to feel the same way, but I feel like there's been a pretty big shift in the last ~decade where users suddenly care about design far more than functionality, quality, etc (yes this is mostly anecdotal). I find it a more likely explanation that the people at Mozilla are more aware of this than I am and are optimizing for what they think is important to their success: a userbase.
- digi_owl 11y agoI think most users don't care either way. But a vocal minority has gotten very hung up on UI/UX design. Frankly i see this as a ripple from the .com era. As the web went commercial, people that formerly learned about print (and other) media production moved online. Thus we got the "geek" persona, someone who worked with servers but was still "stylish". This to distance that activity from the "nerd" persona, that was seen as "non-stylish". Sadly, the geek get all the attention by being "social savy". Thus a small, but apparently loud, group of people end up with undo influence.