Sometimes the best way to use a UI is deliberately doing it worse
csvoss · x · 2026-11-11
csvoss coins a need for a word describing situations where the best way to interact with a UI is deliberately doing something worse — like having to pronounce your destination to a car's speech recognition system in an overwrought, incorrect way just to be understood. A relatable, counterintuitive observation about voice UI design quirks.
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