Hey programmers, we need to talk (2013)

Re:Hey programmers, we need to talk (2013) by z1mm32m4n on Saturday June 17, 2017 @11:43PM (#14578857)

> If there's any confusion regarding this it's the user's error.

And the article's point is that we should be designing systems that make it even harder for the users to make that error. It's the difference between

- a poorly-designed service that rewards people for contributing little real value to the world, and

- a well-designed service that rewards people proportional to the value they create

While it's true that the error is the user's, we stand to benefit from ensuring that other users don't make those errors in the first place.

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Re:Hey programmers, we need to talk (2013) by ruleabidinguser on Sunday June 18, 2017 @12:30AM (#14578976)

Go ahead, design your service that dictates how a user should structure their life. I hope you won't be surprised when you don't have any users.

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