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Is fun not allowed anymore? In the past 3 days I've seen posts and comments on HN saying that: - everything in interfaces should be useful, decorative icons ar

by thiht 10mo ago

Is fun not allowed anymore? In the past 3 days I've seen posts and comments on HN saying that: - everything in interfaces should be useful, decorative icons are bad - presentation slides should not use animations - now fun name are forbidden too apparently What the fuck? > No chemist wakes up and decides to call it “Steve” because Steve is a funny name Do you want to enter the discussion on how physicists named quarks?

pas 10mo ago
the whole post/topic has amazing engagement farming potential the correct response should be the "that's bait" GIF/meme (from the aptly namee Fury Road documentary) https://imgur.com/gallery/thats-bait-FOwZ77O https://imgur.com/gallery/thats-bait-FOwZ77O
- thiht 10mo ago
  You're right, when looking into it it's just flameware in the end
em500 10mo ago
- Almost everything on blogs and HN are opinions, so don't take things things too seriously - Fun and humour are subjective, and a substantial part derives from novelty and subvertin expectations. It's hard to make something fun for an audience that has already seen such dozens of times. - The audience('s background and expectations) is diverse and varies with time. So what's considered "fun" is audience specific and often cyclical.