Zapier/IFTTT are the IKEA of the web. No code/low code environments where you can build cheap, janky digital furniture that breaks easily and is hard to move, but easy to assemble with an Allen wrench and a bureaucratic instruction manual.https://twitter.com/RealGeneKim/status/1151002534598758401 …
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The truth of “everyone must learn to code” depends on analogy you have in mind: “It’s like everyone must learn to... a) read/write” (wrong) b) fly planes” (wrong) c) drive” (partly right, for opsec behaviors) d) cook” (wish it meant this) e) assemble Ikea furniture” (most true)
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If you’ve done a few, you realize Ikea design has a standard, simple DIY vocabulary. Same types of fasteners etc. Learning those is like UI literacy.
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IKEA as a metaphor for the last mile C&P is not the best. Its biz model is based on shipping container volume / warehouse space arbitrage rather than C&P. Right?
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Is it? I don't know... still, from a consumer perspective, it's primarily a DIY furniture store
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