It's our jobs as designers to make products that work: that are easier to use, make certain tasks more efficient, make an experience more enjoyable etc. It seems like a logical fallacy to place full blame on designers, when it really comes down to characteristic flaws of certain user demographics ("omg i just need a break from social media...im on it all the time").
That's like placing blame on couch manufacturers for the obesity epidemic. "Well, they made the couches TOO comfortable, and now everyone just sits on the couch watching tv. It's really the couch creator's fault that I'm out of shape...they just made these couches too well."
hmmm.... not sure how i feel about this.
It's our jobs as designers to make products that work: that are easier to use, make certain tasks more efficient, make an experience more enjoyable etc. It seems like a logical fallacy to place full blame on designers, when it really comes down to characteristic flaws of certain user demographics ("omg i just need a break from social media...im on it all the time").
That's like placing blame on couch manufacturers for the obesity epidemic. "Well, they made the couches TOO comfortable, and now everyone just sits on the couch watching tv. It's really the couch creator's fault that I'm out of shape...they just made these couches too well."
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