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It's hard to say which of two technologies is better when they're not substitutable. For example, you can't replace a gas-burning truck with a lot of carrying c
by msla 9y ago
It's hard to say which of two technologies is better when they're not substitutable. For example, you can't replace a gas-burning truck with a lot of carrying capacity and a long range with a small electric car with basically no carrying capacity and much shorter range. They don't do all of the same things.
You can argue that nobody needs the truck, or at least that the person you're talking to doesn't need the truck, but that's a "you're holding it wrong" or, at the extreme, a "you're living wrong" argument, and it comes down to moral arguments in the extreme case.
> The irony is, that Apple eventually triumphed because it invested in more intuitive design
The only intuitive interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned.
- theoh 9y agoThe line about the nipple should be qualified: it's currently thought that face detection is also innate. (though, intriguingly, it's apparently unknown whether this is because recognizing faces is important specifically for babies, or because the human visual system is evolved to process that kind of thing. i.e. maybe there are other stimuli, not face-shaped, which would also intrigue babies because they push the visual system's buttons: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00969/full http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00... )
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- js2 9y agoEven the nipple is learned. Lots of mothers struggle with breastfeeding initially. Some even give up in frustration since it's expected to be easy.
- MengerSponge 9y agoBabies learn how to use a nipple more efficiently, but the initial use is innate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_reflexes#Rooting_reflex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_reflexes#Rooting_ref...