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@jbraunstein914 @mattyglesias Enshittification is tricky to fight against. My company was a market leader in 2020, and we avoided being smarmy, user-hostile, or aggressive for 4 years. Now we’re in ~5th place; on the path to being completely dead. All the growth-hacking bullshit helps companies grow, sadly.

@mattyglesias He’s talking about enshittification. Many many things we interact with daily are optimizing for something other than providing a service quickly and easily.

@MoragMitchell3 In my view, Trump has done precisely one funny thing ever: When it wasn’t really landing with his blue-collar audiences, Trump changed his nickname for Ron DeSantis from the overly-academic “Ron DeSanctimonious” to the more plainspoken “Meatball Ron.”

And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. 4/

I just read this on Facebook: Someone asked "Why do many British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response: 1/

@MerriamWebster Bureaucracy I always think, "First I have to spell bureau, then I'll do the other half."

What word's spelling makes absolutely no sense? We can take it.

@timbrrr_ If a US-based social media company was purposefully blackmailing politicians at scale, the US could press charges and individual people could go to prison. If China does it, all we can do is shrug. That seems like a fairly big difference!

@CharlesPattson Typesetting was a job many people did from 1455 to the early 1990s. Now, nearly everyone on earth expertly sets type every day without thinking much about it. Tasks designers get paid do at work today will be done absentmindedly by everyone tomorrow. But we’ll adapt!

Asking whether AI will replace designers is like thinking design tools will replace designers... AI is simply just another tool.

@joshuapekera That’s probably true for some people, but in my experience: a) The more time you’ve sunk into organizing a file, the more likely you are to be in love with the design b) Falling in love with your own design is a great way to make user-hostile garbage by accident

@ryannee False assumption, speed does not equally sloppy. Developing a reflex for organizing your design file and layers let’s you iterate faster.

Designers that organize their work like this don’t have their own style or way of doing things. They are just inexperienced. I have no problems calling out designers for sloppy design files. You make it impossible to collaborate with writers, engineers and other designers.

@joshuapekera 2. Most designs ultimately belong in the trash. Designing while assuming the design will get built can cloud your judgement on that. Designers should design more options and debate the tradeoffs between them. The faster and sloppier that generative work can get done the better.

@joshuapekera Organization is fine, but I disagree with this sentiment. 1. Figma files are merely a vehicle to get you to the thing you’re actually making: human-centered digital experiences. Behind-the-scenes craft only matters if it furthers that goal. “Human-centered” ≠ your coworkers.

@3YearLetterman Rijksmuseums

I literally cannot name one thing that The Netherlands do better than America

@theoldbuilding In the US, the answer is tricky: Many cities have gotten dramatically better in the last 30 years, but dramatically worse in the last 70. Between 1953 and 1993, every city in the US was destroyed on purpose to build parking lots, highways, and single-use office towers. So sad.

Has any City been improved in the last 70 years? Anywhere in the world?

@JackMorrissette I used to do the same thing until I realized I could just check out audiobooks for free with my library card and the Libby app. Either way, reading + listening simultaneously is magical. It’s the only way to go.

What is one product under $250 that has impacted your life the most?

@girdley Born in 1983, most of my cultural references are Gen X ones rather than Millennial ones. For example, I think Guns N’ Roses are cool. People born 5 years later: “Who the hell are Guns N’ Roses?!” (Also, pointing out legitimate differences ≠ an assertion that we are special)

My favorite Millenials are the “geriatric millenials” born from 1981-85. When you say, “So you’re a Millenial right?” They get in a huff and say, “Yes but I’m not like those OTHER Milllenials.” Never fails.

@gray I got an Uplift desk and I like it and use it more than I expected. I stand for 2-3 hours per work day and sit the rest of the time. Having a great quality desk with built-in preset buttons is key. My presets: Sitting Standing while keyboarding Standing while in a video call

People with standing desks – thoughts, reviews, advice please. Worth doing?

@jmspool I just had asked Chat GPT about how designers can help meet WCAG AA accessibility standards. I asked lots of follow-up questions & had it make me a checklist for some sections. After 10+ years of hearing vague and cryptic accessibility talks, this was SO MUCH clearer, sadly.

If you’re goal is to produce mediocre work, ChatGPT could be the best tool to achieve that.

@FredTaming Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota has two main sections, each about 30 minutes north/south of each other, but in different time zones. Planning a day in the park requires conjuring your inner Doc Brown.

gonna be honest, i guess i’ve never truly and closely looked at a US time zone map. kinda flippin’ out about some of these division lines

@vanschneider @steveschoger This is the way.

Should designers name their layers?

@Amy_Hupe This is an unpopular opinion, but this is exactly why Design Systems should be a role done by very few people — akin to designing typefaces or creating large icon libraries. Companies should alter or extend perfectly-made design systems they bought, not invent them from scratch.

FYI there's basically a finite number of components on the internet and most of them have names by now, so if you're struggling to name one it's probably because you've reinvented something that didn't need reinventing and there's a pretty good chance it's dogshit.

@devonzuegel Tucson’s Mercado district is small and still a construction zone, but its architecture of small charming townhomes on pedestrian-oriented streets is a delight. Also, the Highland Bridge development in St Paul, MN is already great despite being ~30% finished.

I've been collecting a list of recently-built places with good urban fabric. Here are some of my favorites: 1. Las Catalinas is a hill town overlooking an ocean cove in Costa Rica, built just over a decade ago with the bones of a classic Mediterranean hill town (@LasCatalinas)

@the_transit_guy Zoom, unquestionably. Easily solvable interface problems that frustrate millions daily: • “Uh, sorry, you’re on mute!” • “How do I share audio again?” • Presenters can’t control what viewers experience much at all • Presenters can’t easily see chat • Many more issues

What's a successful product that's that you think isn't good or don't get?

@CleverOscarDev @drmistercody @elonmusk @SRuhle Perhaps Elon could be more direct by apologizing directly to the person he's talking about. It's the most common way people apologize for things.

@drmistercody @elonmusk @SRuhle How more direct do you need him to be? Do you need him crying on his knees or something? Jesus

This would be a perfect moment for @elonmusk to apologize to the Pelosi family- I can't think of a more impactful time for him to use his power, influence and platform to express contrition & compassion.