[partialrecall]

> "I know this is to simplify the UI"

Why is that even necessary? Youtube offers you the full list to choose from and I don't see users writhing on the ground clutching their skulls in agonizing confusion. Users can handle a list of languages just fine.

This industry thinks too little of users.

[tomc1985]

And designers, kings/queens of the "you think you want this feature, but our user tests show that you actually don't"

[fragmede]

That's the worst. For mature products, all that A/B testing does is test how close the old UI is to the new UI. Users are scared of change, to the point that when Ebay wanted to change the color of their banner, changing the color instantly was a travesty to their users so instead, Ebay transitioned the color slowly, over months, to yellow.[0]

[0] https://theuxblog.com/blog/redesigning-user-experience