belit_deg

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[–] belit_deg 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you for expanding on this topic, and I get what you're saying about proper UX and how it requires a holistic understanding.

It least that is what is required to climb from "ok, I guess" to "good". But is there something that could get us from "terrible" to "ok, I guess"? What's your take on better, clearer design guidelines for example?

[–] belit_deg 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Well, people make good code that is open source, even though it doesn't make them any money. Same with wikipedia articles.

So why are we not seeing more contributions in the form of better UX/UI it the open source world? I don't see a logical reason why that has to be the case. The question is what can we do to change it, and also get UX-designers on board?

[–] belit_deg 35 points 2 weeks ago

I have to daughters, and my personal experience has been overwhelmingly positive.

By that I do NOT mean that it's convenient - it absolutely is not. It's stressful, and all hedonistic pleasures go down the drain for a period of time. But they give my life meaning in a way few other things can.

[–] belit_deg 19 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
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[–] belit_deg 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with the term FUD, do you refer to this? Do you mean making people aware of the manipulative tactics of big tech, or are you suggesting we use manipulative tactics ourselves? The latter seems totally backwards to me, people deserve honesty

[–] belit_deg 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah that makes sense, after all non-tech-savvy people do actually adopt new digital solutions all the time. For example interfaces in cars, smart home solutions, new apps for this and that, moving menus around in Windows, etc. I think familiarity is a key factor here. The Cinnamon desktop seems familiar to windows, but the terminal gives them spooky hackerman-vibes.

 

I know this has been discussed a lot across the fediverse already, but I recently learned about the Fogg Behaviour Model (FBM), and thought it would be interesting use it as a frame.

Basically, the model says that people change behaviour when they are motivated, have the ability, and are given the right prompt or nudge in the right direction.

How do we nudge people who are...

  • In the top left, i.e. are motivated, but lack the ability to use privacy-friendly alternatives?
  • Are in the bottom right, i.e. have the ability, but don't care or have the motivation?

Unfortunately, my impression is that most people are in the bottom left, and think of the invasive surveillance of Big Tech like the weather; "I just have to deal with it". How do we give these people the ability and motivation to escape the data vampires?

[–] belit_deg 2 points 1 month ago

Check out this guy and his research if you haven't already. Confirms what you describe, with some rally alarming numbers and data to back it up

[–] belit_deg 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Jeg har ingenting å bidra med, men jeg er veldig fan av ideen! Ingen tvil om at det trengs folkeopplysning om dette temaet i Norge. Jeg ønsker meg i hvert fall en slik oversikt.

Særlig når det gjelder apper som er direkte/indirekte finansiert av fellesskapet (f.eks Yr og Entur) burde vi forvente open source, med mindre det er helt spesielle grunner til å la være.

Jeg vet at NAV gjør mye av koden sin offentlig, og en del andre virksomheter også

[–] belit_deg 1 points 7 months ago
[–] belit_deg 3 points 8 months ago

And National Libraries and similar institutions around the world, for example https://www.nb.no/en/digital-preservation/

 

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