3 ms·

No, the blinking cursor is a feature, not a bug. Alec Watons over at Technology Connections has a much better argument for this than I could ever hope to muste

by lisper 2y ago

No, the blinking cursor is a feature, not a bug. Alec Watons over at Technology Connections has a much better argument for this than I could ever hope to muster, so I'll just hand it over to him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA

joe_the_user 2y ago
Just to be clear, the long video you link to essentially saying lack of discoverability is an intentional misfeature of social media. Which is to say that the host and OP agree lack of discoverability is a problem (Watons just views it as maliciously inserted problem). And so your "No" involves a bit of misrepresentation...
- lisper 2y ago
  > lack of discoverability is an intentional misfeature of social media That's not the message at all. The message is that the problem with social media is that it feeds you content without any prompting, and so it turns the user into a purely passive consumer and robs them of their agency. There's plenty of discoverability in social media. The problem is you don't have to use it, and so people don't. A blinking cursor forces you to take the wheel.
psadri 2y ago
I think it depends on who is using the system. For a power user who is already familiar with the domain, a free form, open ended ui that can understand anything I very powerful and liberating. For a novice user or someone who is not from the domain - it can be challenging because they may not know where to start. There is so much that can be done in this space by fully leaning into the AI. It can for example figure out the user’s level and offer varying levels of guidance and help.
- lisper 2y ago
  IMHO anyone who doesn't know where to start shouldn't be using an AI. If you don't have enough initiative to decide what to ask you need a very different kind of help.

3 ms·

No, the blinking cursor is a feature, not a bug. Alec Watons over at Technology Connections has a much better argument for this than I could ever hope to muste

by lisper 2y ago

joe_the_user 2y ago
Just to be clear, the long video you link to essentially saying lack of discoverability is an intentional misfeature of social media. Which is to say that the host and OP agree lack of discoverability is a problem (Watons just views it as maliciously inserted problem). And so your "No" involves a bit of misrepresentation...
- lisper 2y ago
  > lack of discoverability is an intentional misfeature of social media That's not the message at all. The message is that the problem with social media is that it feeds you content without any prompting, and so it turns the user into a purely passive consumer and robs them of their agency. There's plenty of discoverability in social media. The problem is you don't have to use it, and so people don't. A blinking cursor forces you to take the wheel.
psadri 2y ago
I think it depends on who is using the system. For a power user who is already familiar with the domain, a free form, open ended ui that can understand anything I very powerful and liberating. For a novice user or someone who is not from the domain - it can be challenging because they may not know where to start. There is so much that can be done in this space by fully leaning into the AI. It can for example figure out the user’s level and offer varying levels of guidance and help.
- lisper 2y ago
  IMHO anyone who doesn't know where to start shouldn't be using an AI. If you don't have enough initiative to decide what to ask you need a very different kind of help.