It’s amazing how today we have social networks bending backwards to be able to call themselves “open” and “decentralised” when we already have all the tools we need to be truly independent.
I think when we’re building something with “good UX” the major point of “does this remove agency from users” is somehow missing from the picture. When everything runs on some kind of system, it’s not extraordinary to expect people to know how it works and maybe be able to do it themselves.
Otherwise, fast forward a decade of simplifications, and we can’t even install an app without someone on the other side of the world approving the “transaction”.
I think when we’re building something with “good UX” the major point of “does this remove agency from users” is somehow missing from the picture. When everything runs on some kind of system, it’s not extraordinary to expect people to know how it works and maybe be able to do it themselves.
Otherwise, fast forward a decade of simplifications, and we can’t even install an app without someone on the other side of the world approving the “transaction”.