Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, not better, over time

Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by ivee on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:09PM (#37517382)

I completely disagree. If you walked up to Marl, built trust with him, and asked him whether he wanted more meaningful content in his life (for a definition of meaningful which made sense to him) I think he would say yes. So it's not really about Marl's preferences but about the way those preferences are collected and Marl's (sadly mostly justified) lack of trust.

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Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by wk_end on Thursday September 14, 2023 @11:18PM (#37517890)

If you walked up to me, built trust with me, and asked me if I wanted more exercise in my life I’d say yes. And yet.

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Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by RugnirViking on Friday September 15, 2023 @06:10AM (#37520790)

and yet if you became friends with someone that encouraged you in the right way, or found a routine that let you get exercise in a way that didn't suck, you'd probably feel really good about yourself and want to keep doing it.

It's not that its impossible to work with people to raise them to a higher stanardard. It's harder, sure. But not impossible. And the result is usually worth its weight in gold

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