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From the OP's comments on Reddit - he said that it happens about 90% of the time on that stretch and that he has more footage of the same exact incident.

He was likely prepared for it, which kinda makes it even scarier in a way. An inattentive driver would have totally botched this.

> But is it one that a new interface could fix? I believe that it's possible, but it's not obvious to me how it would be improved.

A new interface could fix a lot of the issues, but I think the jury is still out on whether or not the current redesign is fixing those issues.

In my opinion, the higher level concepts of subreddits and subreddit discoverability are one of the main hurdles that brand new users have to understand and overcome. Most people that don't know anything about Reddit just assume it's a massive forum of people posting random shit - and don't bother going much further than that.

I think the new sidebar and the overhauled search are a great start at making the browsing experience much more intuitive - but the new profiles and messenger are all questionable design decisions that feel a lot less "Reddit" and a lot more "Facebook".

Idk why everyone in here and on r/redesign can't take off their rose-colored glasses and admit that current (old?) Reddit has some pretty glaring usability issues.

I know I avoided Reddit for the longest time simply due to the fact that there was a learning curve at all...and I know many, many people that would adore Reddit actively avoid it because it's a little overwhelming and hard to use at first. People seem to really underestimate just how important that first couple of seconds on a new website are.

Granted, a lot of people pushed passed the quirks and the learning curve and grew to love the site we all know today - that's evident by the massive user base - but I just don't understand why everyone is so vehemently against a redesign effort when the site was clearly a hodgepodge.

Now, I'm not arguing that the current redesign is great and a smashing success, I think they're missing the mark on what made Reddit great in the first place...but to sit here and yell "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is laughable. The performance might be superb but the UX is atrocious, everyone has just learned to get over it.

Do people really do this? I can sort of understand grouping shorter stints into "Freelance" or "Consulting" ...but to just outright lie and say you were at a company for 6 months longer than you actually were? All it takes is one phone call and your cover is blown.

This was my first thought too. The article doesn't mention this at all.

It sounds like they just pulled people off the street, tested for the protein, and assumed causality. Wouldn't they have to had tested the same subset of people over time to make their claim?

If it was created as a portfolio piece, I'd say it's successful. If it was created as useful and repeatable reference for the digital product/service/whatever industry, it falls short.

As a portfolio piece, it's great. I don't really care that it's not the most usable thing in the world - the underlying concept is sound, it's easy to see a lot of effort went into the design and execution, and the site looks great! Buuuut that's about all it's good for in it's current form.

Unfortunately, the way something looks is but a tiny, tiny factor in the scope of the overall UX. This totally falls apart as a reference piece that I can bookmark and go back to from time to time. I think this is also compounded by the fact that the content of the site is centered around preaching good UX - but doesn't adhere to it's own advice. I can forgive lapses in UX thinking on software engineering blogs or the latest and greatest crypto forum...but if your site about UX has bad UX, you're in for a bad time - especially on HN.

The grossly oversimplified answer... as long as a not-insignificant amount of people keep believing in its value as we approach the 21 million cap - it will continue to rise quite significantly. Simple supply and demand.

It could have literally zero utility whatsoever - as long as people keep buying the hype that this will one day be a massive store of value - it will be a massive store of value.

The better answer ...no one knows anything. 100% unadulterated speculation.