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@davidaugust strong disagree. People often spend years being taught to read, but I wouldn't say the UI of books is bad because of that; it's just not optimized for beginners. Once you become a proficient reader, it's often a more convenient and efficient way to access knowledge than many competing information retrieval systems. There is a place in this world for interfaces optimized for expert use. 2 comments
 @dysmento @tobyink there certainly are places for expert interfaces, and no UI is bad or good without anchoring such a judgement to a purpose. A violin is a solidly horrible UI for anyone unfamiliar with it. It is a deeply unintuitive interface. But since a violin’s purpose typically doesn’t include any random novice using it well within 5 minutes, that’s ok. But it remains an awful music creation interface for a novice. |
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@tobyink My favorite example of this is a violin.