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> Typical Google. Sending UX down the drain in a whim While doesn't seem like their brightest idea I still miss the old whimsy Google. > Apparently none of th
by reitanqild 11y ago
> Typical Google. Sending UX down the drain in a whim
While doesn't seem like their brightest idea I still miss the old whimsy Google.
> Apparently none of their "interviewed to death" workers noticed the potential ways this could backfire
This is IMO the really interesting part but I guess there is a strong groupthink culture there.
- awesomerobot 11y agoI think the old whimsy Google would think adding a minion gif to emails was a completely lazy and boring idea.
- pessimizer 11y agoAs the company has become a generic conglomerate, its sense of humor has been lost.
- alanh 11y agoYeah. Making Google Maps for the moon (with cheese at the maximum zoom level) was a combination of interesting and funny in a way that wasn’t absolutely contemptuous of the user
- alanh 11y ago“I’m just worried that someone might —” “Shut up Kris, you’re not being Googley.”