@alexcleac @Qwxlea @bugaevc All software is bad. Just some software is slightly less bad.
Was reading again the series of articles on how designers fail their job, here is a link to part 1 https://medium.com/@probonopd/make-it-simple-linux-desktop-usability-part-1-5fa0fb369b42
There are some things I do not agree with, but several things became different nowadays. And at the same point - some things didn't change. Some of my thoughts will be in the thread
Another one article I totally agree. Now on redundant complexity
https://rakhim.org/2018/09/dumb-down-the-context-until-the-problem-goes-away/
@alexcleac Open Source Wizards vs Proprietary Wizards.
Some Wizards want the latest and greatest JavaScript spells that are hot this month and do most of the work for you, other swear to cryptic spells that are 30 years old and take almost as long to master.
Happy Friday, lovely fediversians.
Yeah, it seems like bad stuff is all there is because that's what gets click/headlines/attention etc, but there is so much good out there in the world as well.
Remember there are so many people out there fighting for good everyday that will never get the props they deserve.
You're not alone. You're never alone.
Modern computers are complex enough to be some kind of magic for people. And it is not for people related to IT - they mostly think that computers are boring.
Now I start thinking that if we had magic, like in D&D, wizards would treat magic like something everybody should know.
And now I declare myself as 5th level wizard of Creation and Protection Schools. There are also Destruction, Locking, Abstract and MetaMagical schools :D
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