[hnlmorg]

That is a fantastic analogy with modern UI design.

It’s a race to the bottom to simplify the most common use case for the most incompetent computer user.

To compound things, because everything is “engagement” driven, it means you have product managers place entirely unwanted features in prime real estate locations, often in jarring ways like with full colour animations, just to get people to use it. (Eg pretty much every AI feature in productivity tools).