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  • Johanna, CanCon varietyjohannab@cosocial.ca
    Jul 3, 2026, 5:08 PM

    @mhoye That's exactly it.

    After ~ 35 years of tech support, which means, being the person who makes computer go for the user despite a frequent complete lack of design thought when it comes to HCI, I'm half-deaf from banging that drum.

    And in the Year of our FSM 2026, we have responded to that problem by downsizing tech support, not because we've solved all the UI/UX issues but because some billionaire is claiming we no longer need either because their "AI" will do it all in a friendly voice.

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  • Johanna, CanCon varietyjohannab@cosocial.ca
    Jul 3, 2026, 5:13 PM

    @mhoye Nobody wants to use a computer, an app, or any bit of tech or gadget.

    We want to accomplish the things we need to do in life. Conversation. Communication. Meet up with each other. Have a meal, get some exercise.

    Sure, some of us want to tinker with hobby gadgets or code or make a model that tells us something about something we care about.

    But most of us don't have a clue about how to process wheat into a sandwich and we'd be so overwhelmed if we had to nobody could sell bread.

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