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I think it already makes sense just by looking at computers. A computer ca. 2000 was a machine for productivity mostely. Sure you could play games, look at pict

by atoav 4y ago

I think it already makes sense just by looking at computers. A computer ca. 2000 was a machine for productivity mostely. Sure you could play games, look at pictures, videos or similar things, but the whole design of everything in that computer was still very office like (cue pictures of people playing solitaire on windows xp). Look at e.g. Windows 10/11 today. Open the Start menu at a default installation and you will get a much more time wasting User Interface, candy crush: I am looking at you. Windows is no longer the operating system meant for professionals (even if you get the professional version), it is trying to sell you a sweet promise of a lazy joyful time at every corner. Windows has tried to become more like IOS or Android, which are arguably systems designed for consumption more than production. The internet has played it's role in all of this for sure, as it is no longer our bosses wallets they are after, but our attention and time.

fruit2020 4y ago
That’s why I moved from windows to mac. There’s no distraction for me there, aside from what I chose myself. Even linux OSes seem more distracting for some reason. Mayne Mac has a more cohesive feel
- nicbou 4y ago
  Agreed. I hardly think about Mac OS. It just does its work with minimal frustration. Windows is more like that guy who won't take no for an answer.
civilized 4y ago
Yes. Windows looks disgusting. It's been getting worse for a long time. Windows 2000 was the best version and it's been downhill from there. I was lucky to be persuaded to switch to Mac in the mid-2000s and miss most of the awfulness. At this point, it's the worst of both worlds: baroque, distracting and confusing, but without genuine interest or charm. It's like staring at one of those failed neural net generated pictures where your visual cortex is vaguely stimulated but you have no idea what you're looking at. My kids will never touch Windows. It would feel like the electronic equivalent of letting them live on McDonald's and food coloring.

by atoav 4y ago

fruit2020 4y ago

That’s why I moved from windows to mac. There’s no distraction for me there, aside from what I chose myself. Even linux OSes seem more distracting for some reason. Mayne Mac has a more cohesive feel

nicbou 4y ago
Agreed. I hardly think about Mac OS. It just does its work with minimal frustration. Windows is more like that guy who won't take no for an answer.

civilized 4y ago

Yes. Windows looks disgusting. It's been getting worse for a long time. Windows 2000 was the best version and it's been downhill from there. I was lucky to be persuaded to switch to Mac in the mid-2000s and miss most of the awfulness. At this point, it's the worst of both worlds: baroque, distracting and confusing, but without genuine interest or charm. It's like staring at one of those failed neural net generated pictures where your visual cortex is vaguely stimulated but you have no idea what you're looking at. My kids will never touch Windows. It would feel like the electronic equivalent of letting them live on McDonald's and food coloring.