> The first is easy, and most of us probably already agree; designers gotta design. They have to justify their salary _somehow_. Designers are typically just _

> The first is easy, and most of us probably already agree; designers gotta design. They have to justify their salary _somehow_. Designers are typically just _workers_, if it's their own thing, then sure they might want to use that as a canvas to explore things. But generally they produce things and solve problems and don't create them. In my experience and opinion, products are redesigned because: - Users who get bored quickly and have superficial concerns are very loud. They want more stuff and different stuff all the time, and they make sure you know it. They don't care about orthogonal, minimal features that work nicely together, nor about stability. - Marketing people are very good at selling things, internally and externally. Sometimes this is data driven, but it's generally a very hard and fuzzy thing to interpret. They are very good at hitting the right nerves. - Decision makers, executives are good at inventing work for others, convincing people to follow and expanding their influence. They need to think in the abstract and are often detached from workers and users so they miss important details.