[FreezerburnV]

One of my absolute favorite pieces of software of all time is "Toot!", the Mastodon client on iOS. It's because it exemplifies this type of development extremely well, with most interaction in the app having some kind of fun little thing attached to it. Favorite a post? It starts an animation from the start turning the entire post gold, which persists and IIRC shimmers occasionally. Boost a post? It pops it out and moves the post up the screen before putting the post back. There are lots of little fun things it does, and it just makes it so fun to interact with. We need more software that embodies this type of design, letting things be more fun or whimsical, instead of super serious or "corporate fun" (e.g.: Notion).

[rsyring]

FWIW, this is a very subjective sentiment. I really, really dislike things like you described. Software is a tool to me. Let me do my job with it as simply as possible. No distractions and don't get in my way.

It would be like putting flashing lights on a hammer every time you hit a nail. Might sell well at Christmas but very few carpenters I know would want one.

[MeetingsBrowser]

Some software is a tool, but I think social media is solidly entertainment. Especially liking and boosting toots.

Tools should be practical, entertainment should be fun.

[aloisdg]

For accessibility reason, this kind of features are often in opt-out.