It got considerably worse with the advent of flat UIs.
Re:Grumpy Website
by dredmorbius on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @08:24PM
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In my podcast app (AntennaPod), a previous explicit [X] UI of showing what filters are enabled/disabled has been replaced by a lightly-shaded coloured UI, or so I presume.
On my monochrome e-ink tablet, the two modes are now entirely indistinguishable.
This has been a trope since the invention of GUIs. Somehow, people keep designing toggle interfaces where you can't tell which state it's in, including some high-profile apps and toolkits.