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How many times can a "mistake" or "confusing design" be "not as bad as it sounds" until it's clear that that is, in fact, their strategy?
by ahoyhere 14y ago
How many times can a "mistake" or "confusing design" be "not as bad as it sounds" until it's clear that that is, in fact, their strategy?
- tedunangst 14y agoEvery time? It's pretty clear people have their Facebook phasers set to annihilate, interpreting every action in the worst possible light. Every mistake Facebook makes is, when first reported, made to sound as terrible as possible. To rephrase your question, how many times must a "not that bad" mistake be overhyped before people realize that reporters are trolling for hits?
- ahoyhere 14y agoPoor little Facebook, such adorable little bumbling doofuses. Ooops! they say, covering their mouths coquettishly. Did we make a boo boo? And it made us more money? Why, never! They employ some of the world's best UI designers… and marketers… and ad sales people. It's disingenuous to pretend they just "oopsied," especially when all their oopsies happen to benefit them and not their users.
- tedunangst 14y agoA UI mistake which benefits users. Right...