I think hiding controls is driven by the limitations of phone screens, and mobile-first thinking leads to substandard desktop or tablet experiences.
Re:Light mode, Dark mode, and Gen-Z mode?
by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @11:08AM
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> mobile-first thinking leads to substandard desktop or tablet experiences.
This IMO is what made Win8 so bad.
I hope so, I thought that the original intent of it was anchored in a functional way of designing UIs. Now it seems to have been taken to absurd levels where important controls are hidden behind modals, dropdown, hover states, popovers etc. instead of just being visible and available when you want to use them. I really don't understand this but have given up pushing back on it.