Post B0CbLD6OzSjtP4XdfU by Cheeseness@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B0CXXAgBQOV3Xzj45o by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-13T11:25:16Z
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Has anyone else noticed that YouTube has hidden the "skip to next video" button in a bunch of contexts? (in the mini player on desktop, in the big player for the first 30 seconds of the video?)I'm so sick of updates to UI that clearly aren't about the user and instead are trying to get the user to consume content the way that the company wants. Adversarial design.
(DIR) Post #B0CZdxLfaRJi8bUgQi by jerzone@techhub.social
2025-11-13T11:48:52Z
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@futurebird They've changed a number of things with desktop UI. New icons and animations. When browser view in theater mode is sized smaller they put large thumbs where comments normally are. Also seems to resize a bit to fit non-landscape videos. But I'm never sure. "Did I hit some weird options button?”
(DIR) Post #B0CaBO2BOITASTJtMO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-13T11:54:57Z
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@jerzone There is UI (User Interface)Then there is UCI (User Control Interface)I know it's possible to make UI so perfect that you forget it is there. Maybe that's why we get punished. We don't celebrate what works because ... the best UI is not something anyone ever talks about.
(DIR) Post #B0CbLD6OzSjtP4XdfU by Cheeseness@mastodon.social
2025-11-13T12:07:50Z
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@futurebird I don't think I've ever pressed the "next video" button intentionally, but that is so blatantly anti-user
(DIR) Post #B0CbUE76bERx98AasC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-13T12:09:33Z
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@Cheeseness I curate my videos by choosing them all and putting them on a playlist. Then I let it play. But I will OFTEN hit that button if a video isn't what I expected, or if it has a long out-tro etc. I didn't realize I used it so often and now I'm grumpy.
(DIR) Post #B0CbpVr7pTzKFoqTE8 by jerzone@techhub.social
2025-11-13T12:13:22Z
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@futurebird We used the phrase “don't move the cheese” after one too many user revolts from app updates. Even if we delivered a huge feature everyone asked for, users would focus on a button that was moved or function that became obsolete.It seemed overblown, but watching videos of how they used the app (teens/tweens) you'd realize how fast they moved through the system, the muscle memory they'd developed and the ripple effect of small changes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Moved_My_Cheese%3F
(DIR) Post #B0CtNp76R0EV30GUVc by wendinoakland@beige.party
2025-11-13T15:30:03Z
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@futurebird I’ve recently noticed a complete failure from YT to open links from other apps. The YT app will appear, as summoned by the link, but won’t present the requested video. I’ll actually need to do an unwieldy copy/paste to force the app to acknowledge my choice. Friendly.
(DIR) Post #B0DTj4T5vHZAmpHTai by ciaranmak@mastodon.ie
2025-11-13T22:17:16Z
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@futurebird This monopolistic adversarial/hostile design shit actively erodes any idea of consent, we are at the point of their tech being actively weaponized against us.