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Just to add onto this, there's a whole field of people who design things with human psychology in mind. For example, when you got onto Twitter, they _could_ sho
by lamlam 8y ago
Just to add onto this, there's a whole field of people who design things with human psychology in mind. For example, when you got onto Twitter, they _could_ show you how many notifications you have right away, but they implemented an artificial delay so you stare at it intently and when it finally shows you feel gratification [1].
So while a design may not make sense right away, there may be other factors at play.
[1] https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/vv5jkb/the-secret-ways-social-media-is-built-for-addiction https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/vv5jkb/the-secret-ways-so...