My question about UX, ethics, and intentionally degraded experiences has generated much discussion, much around "it's how we pay for it."
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@DaveHogue of "design thinking". that said, i refuse to do this shit now. i'm not 19 anymore and with great power comes great responsibiliy -
@darrellwhitelaw Great power? Does it come with a cape and costume, too? ;) -
@DaveHogue it does, but my fucking kids always steal it to play games. -
@darrellwhitelaw Our cats sleep on mine. Always covered with hair. Have to be careful rescuing people with cat allergies...
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@comiXology on Kindle mentioned as an example of "user experience torture" for profit. Via@DaveHogue https://medium.com/@eshan/the-rise-of-the-ux-torturer-7fba47ba6f22 … -
@debaoki they mentioned@comiXology as an example of an experience that WAS good then made bad (by Amazon) to drive revenue... -
@DaveHogue@debaoki@comiXology That article's use of the past tense is misleading, because comics on Comixology and Kindle are... -
@DaveHogue@debaoki@comiXology ...separate services that currently exist alongside each other, and the Comixology experience on Kindle... -
@DaveHogue@debaoki@comiXology ...has -not- been altered to the degree of is iOS, as you seem to be alluding to. -
@Shmuffalo@debaoki@comiXology Thanks for the clarification - I'm not deeply familiar with the app, but am interested in the question. :)
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@DaveHogue no different than the dark patterning of e-commerce we did back in the day. UX is a tool that business' exploit for profit . . . -
@darrellwhitelaw Yeah, I had the same discussion about persuasive design & behavior mod YEARS ago... But these actions are so blatant!
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@DaveHogue@eshan I work on UI/UX for games and deliberately obscure UI pisses me off. :(Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DaveHogue if they're smart. it's definitely not "user centered" but crafting UX itself to meet business goals is pretty much definition...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DaveHogue The irony is that you'd need a desirable product solution to punt. Doing this must be soul destroying for a UX practitioner.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DaveHogue a symptom of lack of business model and/or fear of charging for stuff on the web. We need to out grow it. Freemium is not UCDThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DaveHogue@byhamilton the pure form of#UX comes with accountability, ethics & empathy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DaveHogue@pablod@eshan I really hate capitalism sometimes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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