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It's part of the "localization" push by governments, news/media, some consumers and tech companies themselves. I guess it's okay for passive consumers, but for

It's part of the "localization" push by governments, news/media, some consumers and tech companies themselves. I guess it's okay for passive consumers, but for tech or advanced/active consumers, it's annoying. I'm pretty sure most major sites/apps/etc all localize. So your google search results, youtube frontpage, etc will be different based on your location.

yorwba 7y ago
Localization is not a problem; not giving users control over their locale is. If you travel to a foreign country and suddenly can't read anything on the websites you regularly visit, that's pretty bad. If multiple languages are spoken in your country and you're forced to use one you don't speak, that's bad as well. Websites should never assume they know better which locale their users want than the users themselves.
- dntbnmpls 7y ago
  > Localization is not a problem; I didn't say it was a problem for most users ( aka passive users ). I said it's a problem because they make it difficult/impossible for tech/active/advanced users to switch it. > Websites should never assume they know better which locale their users want than the users themselves. Yes. You just restated my comment. Not allowing tech/active/advanced users the option is the problem. I love comments that appear to debunked what instead you wrote but just write it in a different way and pretend it is new.
  - yorwba 7y ago
    Maybe you think that what I wrote was already implicit in your comment, but I'm still not seeing it, and since you got downvoted, evidently a few others felt the same. Next time you'd probably better write it out explicitly.
    - dntbnmpls 7y ago
      > but I'm still not seeing it Still? > and since you got downvoted, evidently a few others felt the same. This has got to be the saddest thing I've ever seen on a forum. > Next time you'd probably better write it out explicitly. Okay I'll give it another shot. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22563157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22563157 Let me know if that cleared things up for you.

yorwba 7y ago

Localization is not a problem; not giving users control over their locale is. If you travel to a foreign country and suddenly can't read anything on the websites you regularly visit, that's pretty bad. If multiple languages are spoken in your country and you're forced to use one you don't speak, that's bad as well. Websites should never assume they know better which locale their users want than the users themselves.

dntbnmpls 7y ago
> Localization is not a problem; I didn't say it was a problem for most users ( aka passive users ). I said it's a problem because they make it difficult/impossible for tech/active/advanced users to switch it. > Websites should never assume they know better which locale their users want than the users themselves. Yes. You just restated my comment. Not allowing tech/active/advanced users the option is the problem. I love comments that appear to debunked what instead you wrote but just write it in a different way and pretend it is new.
- yorwba 7y ago
  Maybe you think that what I wrote was already implicit in your comment, but I'm still not seeing it, and since you got downvoted, evidently a few others felt the same. Next time you'd probably better write it out explicitly.
  - dntbnmpls 7y ago
    > but I'm still not seeing it Still? > and since you got downvoted, evidently a few others felt the same. This has got to be the saddest thing I've ever seen on a forum. > Next time you'd probably better write it out explicitly. Okay I'll give it another shot. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22563157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22563157 Let me know if that cleared things up for you.