For most of my life, I used to think of anger as a personality flaw. That changed during the last year, when attending protests and listening to others made me wonder if my life has been rather anger-free also, to some extent, because it’s been a life of relative privilege.
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And so, I want to be more angry, and I want to shape my anger to be useful (and not just to me) and constructive. I am also recognizing that my voice is heard in some places, and anger/candor can be the right thing to carry with that voice.
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Replying to @mwichary
I’m curious - how did you call the emotion where you encounter horrible UX and feel an urgent need to do something about it?
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Replying to @mwichary
Touché! :D I think of it sometimes as emphatical anger. “I’m angry that our users have to go through this” gives me lots of energy. Dark side has its perks. But I have to be careful not to think I’m righteous.
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Replying to @artpi
I often feel “I’m angry users have to go through this” (which I say, too) is just an excuse to cover up more base emotions and insecurities, or in lieu of a harder, more substantive argument.
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Righteousness is a perfect word here.
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