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by mortify 978 days ago
Everyone wants good usability, but what that means varies widely. When my vision was 20/5 (really, it was amazing), I wanted small text with lots of information on the screen so I could do more without context switching. Now that my vision is a pitiful 20/20 (how do people live this way), context switching with zoom is ideal on the phone and most of the time I'd rather use a laptop.

Interfaces cannot appeal to everyone. We can do better to make magnification universal, but that's not what the article means.

It's also funny to read this article as they think that older people want scooters. Most of the people who are experiencing problems are having issues with strength and balance. Scooters are the last thing they want.