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It is the same reason most cars are automatic now, although car enthusiasts would prefer a manual. They are optimizing the UI for the broadest group of people,
by byoung2 6y ago
It is the same reason most cars are automatic now, although car enthusiasts would prefer a manual. They are optimizing the UI for the broadest group of people, even if it alienates you specifically.
- Grakel 6y agoI think this is wrong. The UI is definitely getting dumber, but I don't think it's easier for more people. It's more confusing, as elements get larger and more equal in size, as details fade, the experience for everyone just becomes blurry.
- war1025 6y agoI get a strong feeling that the new Facebook UI was designed by people with large monitors and retina displays. This is similar to the issue we run into with people developing software on top of the line hardware. Just because it works great on your souped up development environment doesn't mean it's going to work decently on budget hardware. For something like a game, it's reasonable to expect people to have good hardware. Social networks should be targeting the bottom end of the market. But it becomes increasingly clear that they aren't.