From 4201b1ad05b2cd8046a485a60775630893742ae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 13:22:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] New note: "Things can get better" --- content/notes/things-can-get-better.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/notes/things-can-get-better.md diff --git a/content/notes/things-can-get-better.md b/content/notes/things-can-get-better.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..29f6e6c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/things-can-get-better.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: "Things can get better" +date: 2022-05-30T13:24:30-07:00 +--- + + +I'm in partial agreement with this take. + +On one hand, expectations change with time. Most people outside my bubble look at interfaces I like using and say they look "ugly" and that they're "weird" (their words); they wouldn't have said that when I was younger. + +On the other hand, some "annoyances" are actually removable *barriers*. Accessibility comes to mind. If you take software that does not work with assistive technologies (ATs) and fix it, AT-users might move on to the next accessibility issue. But they'll be markedly happier than before, when they just couldn't use it. + +Similar examples include localization and compatibility. + +Man, positive takes like this feel really out of character for me.