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• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  most people want computers to be unnoticable and boring. I agree, we need more boring tech

  professional UI designers don’t seem to agree. they always feel the urge to come up with the next worst design

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  • aksdb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    For me it’s not even about better or worse, but about different. For them it’s a nice iteration after many years, but for be it is one of the dozens of apps I use irregularly that suddenly behaves and works different and forces me to relearn things I don’t have any gain from. Since each of the different apps get that treatment every once in a while, I end up having to adjust all the damn time for something else.

    I would really like we could go back to functional applications being sold as is without forced updates. I do not need constant changes all the time. WinAmp hasn’t changed in 20 years and still does exactly what it is supposed to. I could probably spin up an old MS Word 2000 and it would work just like it did 20 years ago.

    Many modern apps however change constantly. No wonder they all lean towards subscriptions if they “have to” work on it all the time. But I, as a user, don’t even want that. I want to buy the thing that does what it’s supposed to and then I want it to stay that way.

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• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  My SO watches free tier youtube.

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  • AustralianSimon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Nothing wrong with that on ad block. Intro them to pipepipe.

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    • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      She refuses to use pipepipe. IDK why.

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      • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I’ve set up my SO with adfree alternative clients for Youtube 3 times now, and she always defaults back to the adinfested youtube app. i cannot wrap my head around it, but it’s her time and attention she’s wasting, not mine.

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      • AustralianSimon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Damn, I’ve got my wife at least using it on our Shield for the TV when putting stuff on for the kids.

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      • moomoomoo309@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        If they’re on android, try revanced. It’s a patched YouTube apk, so the interface is the same (unless you change stuff, like, for example, disabling shorts - but by default, it’s the same).

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