Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by robocat on Friday September 25, 2020 @05:45PM
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> It's a feedback loop that only stops if companies (and individual programmers) start taking pride in craft
Most programmers, and many companies, want to produce something of quality, well crafted.
The drive for low quality kibble comes directly from consumers, and the inability/cost of judging value.
A consumer can’t be expected to be a UI expert, and a slightly better UI might not drive sales because other factors are more important. I try to buy hardware with good UI, but I often make compromises for other factors.
Everyone is in such an irrational hurry, it's been built into the "culture" such that rushing and making messes is acceptable. And by extension, customers expect things to be shit so you don't get in much trouble for doing it.
It's a feedback loop that only stops if companies (and individual programmers) start taking pride in craft > careless speed and money like they used to do back in the 50s/60s.