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YES EXACTLY and this transcends Google too, so many products need a "I know what I'm doing" switch for power users. I despise this mass infantilization of UIs h
by wildrhythms 4y ago
YES EXACTLY and this transcends Google too, so many products need a "I know what I'm doing" switch for power users. I despise this mass infantilization of UIs happening right now. I develop web apps and work closely with UX and I'm always trying to push this particular envelope... unfortunately it's managers and "visionary" bosses who want one unified design seemingly made for a child.
- Jach 4y agoEvery so often you'll see another story of a kid who did something bad with their parent's account linked to paying for things. The last one I saw was a 2 year old who got like 30 burgers delivered by using some app on his mom's phone. Literally a UX so intuitive children can use it just fine. Designing for or at least in mind of multiple personas can help; Microsoft used to design things with 3 in mind. But bosses can see anything extra as too much work, not worth it, and if not kill it outright at least deprioritize and delay it indefinitely to the same effect. Another trick is to sneak stuff in under FUD about ADA lawsuits; at the very least you can ship a nice set of keyboard shortcuts for power users to 'discover'.