HN always felt like a minimalist reddit. Just a better tech subreddit I like to use the parent/old person test for ui usability(obviously not every old person

HN always felt like a minimalist reddit. Just a better tech subreddit I like to use the parent/old person test for ui usability(obviously not every old person will do, you know the type tho). I showed my parents reddit and they picked it up right away. Both failed to learn snapchat and struggle through most "modern" websites. I blew their minds when I showed them if they click the three lines on lpta of websites, really a hamburger menu, they get options and stuff. Often users are just expected to know these "design paradigms" like symbols(hamburger menu) or which direction to swipe(im still guessing half the time Snapchat). Whatever happened to using words like settings to open the settings menu. When did GUIs' forget to show available commands to users in an understandable format.