[Aerbil313]

> Most people don't want to live in a lowest common denominator world

Most of the HN crowd may indeed be like that. Meanwhile the rest of the world wants devices easy to understand and use, devices that get out of their way as much as possible.

I’d even argue Apple’s design decisions forcing everyone to use their devices The Right Way (tm) is beneficial to even devs, by preventing the technically possible but slightly non-optimal use cases devolving into increasingly unoptimal hacky and clunky use cases, creating tension between the design of the product and what it’s used for, leading to dissatisfaction. Apple devices proactively resist being used outside of their purpose, and this is a good thing. It provides a clear mental model to the user for what it is and what it does, resulting in peace of mind (low cognitive load).

I know this is controversial but whatever, I don’t care.