ironic that I can't get to the bottom of the home page to read the about/subscribe/submit, because it keeps loading more sites in
Good for the site engagement metrics
Is that a known intentional dark-pattern to drive engagement?
Loadmo.re: design inspiration for unconventional web
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
It says that UX matters even when doing art.
UX matters when doing art = pen, paper, paint. But UX does not matter when experiencing art. OP is entitled to feel nit picky and pissy and a critic because of the normal way they experience the web. It does not mean his critique matters.
UX may not matter to you when experiencing art, but it certainly matters to me when experiencing art. A lack of care for whether or not the art is actually accessible to its audience makes it indistinguishable from the pretentious “avant garde” slop that exists primarily to allow “art dealers” to launder money.
Even worse, this website is less analogous to the art itself and more analogous to an art gallery, which means that now my perception of the art being showcased is now unfairly negative through no fault of the actual art on display. If I'm trying to view some painting at the Louvre only for the curator to jump in front of me and say “Wait! Do you really want to view that painting or do you want a notecard saying where it is?”, damn straight am I going to be annoyed as all hell at such antics, and it's going to ruin my experience through no fault of the actual artist.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good for the site engagement metrics
Is that a known intentional dark-pattern to drive engagement?
In this case, Hanlon's razor almost certainly applies. In terms of engagement, if someone wants to subscribe, that's better for engagement than infinite scroll.
Re: Loadmo.re: design inspiration for unconventional web
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
It says that UX matters even when doing art.
UX matters when doing art = pen, paper, paint. But UX does not matter when experiencing art. OP is entitled to feel nit picky and pissy and a critic because of the normal way they experience the web. It does not mean his critique matters.
> But UX does not matter when experiencing art.
... UX is the only thing that matters when experiencing art.
More to the point, though, in this case the art is purporting to be a functional website, so we're absolutely allowed to critique it on the grounds of being bad at that.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
All this amazing art and stuff on this site and all you could do was find something nitpicky to complain about? Sure says a lot…
The website's raison d'être is linking to other websites, and that part doesn't work well. It's not a nitpick if the main thing is broken.
It’s not broken, just not to your liking. It’s one extra click. Also way to miss my point.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
All this amazing art and stuff on this site and all you could do was find something nitpicky to complain about? Sure says a lot…
Exactly this. I hate to say it but this is the main reason I stopped coming to HN. I need some kind of, like, Marvin the Robot filter to make it so I can more easily avoid the tiny thoughts.
Marvin the robot filter! What a great way to put it. There’s so many sour old men on this site haha
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
UX matters when doing art = pen, paper, paint. But UX does not matter when experiencing art. OP is entitled to feel nit picky and pissy and a critic because of the normal way they experience the web. It does not mean his critique matters.
UX may not matter to you when experiencing art, but it certainly matters to me when experiencing art. A lack of care for whether or not the art is actually accessible to its audience makes it indistinguishable from the pretentious “avant garde” slop that exists primarily to allow “art dealers” to launder money. Even worse, this website is less analogous to the art itself and more analogous to an art gallery , which m…
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
All this amazing art and stuff on this site and all you could do was find something nitpicky to complain about? Sure says a lot…
Exactly this. I hate to say it but this is the main reason I stopped coming to HN. I need some kind of, like, Marvin the Robot filter to make it so I can more easily avoid the tiny thoughts.
> but this is the main reason I stopped coming to HN
Yet you're here, commenting.