Calling people ‘users’ is unethical and outdated
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I’ve worked in UX for the better part of a decade. From now on, I plan to remove the word “user” and any associated terms—like “UX” and “user experience”—from my vocabulary.
I know, let's replace it with 'victim'
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I always thought the word "user" was a bit odd. "Users" to me were drug addicts. Oh, wait...
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I always thought the word "user" was a bit odd. "Users" to me were drug addicts. Oh, wait...
Latest Article - Slack-Chatting with you rPi Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
If all you've got is lemons, make lemonade. If all you've got is junkies, give 'em junk.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I find that point of view offensive!
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I had an (ex-)fellow developer complain that I wrote code referring to "master" and "slave" components!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
It's on a PC ... right? You gotta have them social correct PC's! None of your gradfather's PC's. They didn't know what they were doing wrong. You should always have only peer-to-peer without any governing control! All PC's must be equal, only some of tem needs to be more equal than others.
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It's on a PC ... right? You gotta have them social correct PC's! None of your gradfather's PC's. They didn't know what they were doing wrong. You should always have only peer-to-peer without any governing control! All PC's must be equal, only some of tem needs to be more equal than others.
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It's OK. I changed them to be "Mistress" and "Slave" and they never said another word about it!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.