Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 19/02/2026You see this in the evolution of UX design into product design: the part of the job about user research & problem framing is shaved away, and the part of the job about production work and feature releases is valorized. 222412
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 19/02/2026When metrics inevitably drop, the blame is placed on the user: they need to be "educated" so that they can "realize the value." Apps get taken over by welcome tours and shitty popup labels demanding that you stop doing what YOU want to accomplish, and attend to the PRODUCT's needs: its features. 325922
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 19/02/2026There's a link b/w this and @fasterandworse.com's observation that all software is now productivity software: because the industry killed its ability to frame problems, everyone is just copying each other's features forever. Bosses see something in Jira or Excel and want it in their own product.Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.appBro is like “I invented bossware but for the home. Where’s my money.” 218318
Nix @nixjeelvy.bsky.social · 19/02/2026One of the worst offenders is, I shit thee not, Crusader Kings 3. It's always trying to get me to engage with pointless add ons, while I'm just trying to conquer the world and seduce my relatives. 120
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