> but as I get older and things change, i find myself wondering if I’m being discerning or closed-minded. You're being discerning. And a little over-generous

> but as I get older and things change, i find myself wondering if I’m being discerning or closed-minded. You're being discerning. And a little over-generous. I'll counter - as a fellow 'older' one :) There's a tendency to be over-conciliatory and exercise excessive tolerance towards folly, for fear of being labelled a throwback. Don't minimise the wisdom your age brings. Some things just get worse, objectively, until a correction occurs. Reality is, there are perverse design incentives and it's also the younger people who are tearing their hair at the madness of gratuitous tech and UX as a cult/ideology.