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> They do, they just work around them or are used to them. That's trivially true for any "problem" that people "don't suffer from," and it's not that interesti
by hansvm 4y ago
> They do, they just work around them or are used to them.
That's trivially true for any "problem" that people "don't suffer from," and it's not that interesting.
Problem: Input editing in the shell is hard if you can't remember the appropriate keyboard shortcuts and don't use the relevant features.
Workaround: Remember keyboard shortcuts and use them.
Blog-proposed workaround: Download our app.
If people want to use their app then that's fine and dandy, but I don't think it's reasonable to frame my experience as being hampered by a problem that the app would solve when my workflow is not in fact hampered by it. It's acceptable and normal for a tool to not have a universal audience.
- coldtea 4y ago>That's trivially true for any "problem" that people "don't suffer from," and it's not that interesting. Yes, and it's called denial and compromise. >Workaround: Remember keyboard shortcuts and use them. Notice how that's not a "workaround": it's resigning to the problem and suffering the limitations of the system. The very opposite of a workaround, which is finding an alternative easier solution to something being hard.
- bee_rider 4y agoThis apparent distinction between finding workarounds vs working around things seems to be heavily dependent on your opinion of what is hard or easy. I guess if you want to be the oracle of which workflows are good that’s fine, seems like it would be a bit annoying on your end though.
- rvbissell 4y agoIs remembering how to play different chords on a guitar and using them, also "resigning to the problem and suffering the limitations of the system"?