this is true... especially mid-tech devices whose functioning is not obvious, but is also not hidden behind an obvious UX metaphor masking tech you obviously don't get. With mid-tech, you think you know how it works and try cargo-cult-model interventions and it doesn't work. https://twitter.com/typhoonjim/status/1101170957547388929 …
yeah something like that... like filters. Look like paper or cloth but have properties that you could screw up if you treat them as such. I once washed a filter I wasn't supposed to.