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[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 127 points 2 years ago (4 children)

UX design got better and better for many years...but it has definitely been regressing over the past few years, IMO. It's weaponized minimalism at this point. Because it "looks cool, bro".

It's a variant of enshittification.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 117 points 2 years ago (9 children)

The overuse of the word enshittification drives me crazy.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 82 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Enshittification of "enshittification"

/s

[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] abcxyz@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Ekshuliiii.. it should be Enshittificursion or Reshittification. Inception means something else.

I'll show myself out.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it has a very specific meaning, and people are now using it to mean "things becoming shitty". Just because "shit" is the base word doesn't mean that's what the whole word means.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, thank you! I thought I was the only one. I feel like an old man yelling at the clouds every time I see it.

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

Feels like it's always been a buzzword for whatever someone doesn't like right now

[–] burliman@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you. I think it was overused even the moment it was used for its intended purpose. It feels really im14andthisisedgy to me.

[–] atetulo@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm actually really glad we're hearing it.

It's a sign that people are finally starting to have higher standards.

I think those with low standards would get upset. Nobody likes to admit they're being taken advantage of.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

It’s Lemmy’s “play stupid games…” variant

[–] ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Are they wrong for using a word correctly? Or are you wrong for being a bitch about it? Hmmm.

[–] chris@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Underuse IMO. We’ve grown complacent in so many regards.

[–] atetulo@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago

What do you mean 'overuse'?

It's just now entering our vernacular.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Buy!!!?

[YES SPEND ALL MY MONEY]

[no]

[–] Skua@kbin.social 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You know that the [no] option would be [maybe later]

[–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Like I'm really that fucking stupid.. That ~~you're~~ your ( 😮‍💨 ) dumb little psychological trick is going to work, and I'm just going to wake up one day with an insatiable hankering for your product? Fuck you, company.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

[keep reminding me til I accidentally click yes or just fold]

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Then you go to click [no] and the web page magically loads something else above it, which moves the page contents, forcing you to click the [yes].

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

LOL, harsh facts right here.

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

applying any design language feels wrong. it's pure manipulation -- i remember being forced onto the official twitter app and couldn't believe there wasn't a scroll bar. i felt lost; the timeline felt infinite, swallowing

[–] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They want you doom scrolling.

It's one reason I like kbin. I'll read to page 5 and that's my limit for a session. Endless scrolling is annoying.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On kbin you have the choice to set it to doom scroll if you want.

Choice is the important thing with something like doom scrolling.

[–] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yes.

I also like upvote and downvote separated. Some apps don't have that option.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I would are that the design industry has gotten better about understanding a user’s core motivations, and how design can solve business problems, but it’s gotten worse at classic interaction design / HCI.

The UX industry is FULL of bootcamp people or former graphic designers who never really studied or were passionate about interaction models.

As with engineering, the demand for UX designers is so high that a lot of mediocre talent can easily get a gig.