[HN Gopher] Ask HN: What recent UX changes make no sense to you?
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       Ask HN: What recent UX changes make no sense to you?
        
       For me, it is the shift toward thin, auto-hiding scroll bars. I see
       it on macOS, Linux (Mint), mobile phones and probably Windows too
       (though i haven't used windows in a while).  Is this a cleaner
       look? I have always loved visible scroll bars because they act as
       useful guides for where I am on a page and how much content remains
       and just easy to drag. Now you have to hover over it first.  I am
       curious what UX changes have stood out to you lately, for better or
       worse.. Maybe some designers reading this forum will take notes.
        
       Author : superasn
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2026-01-27 21:25 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | pedro_caetano wrote:
       | Not recent but the slow trend towards a complete loss of
       | clickability in both desktop and mobile UX.
       | 
       | I read text and sometimes I can interact and click/tap it for
       | some action but other times it is just text. Not having a visual
       | distintion between those two seems hostile. But maybe I'm just
       | showing my age.
        
       | pier25 wrote:
       | Buttons with icons that force you to hover to understand what
       | they do.
        
       | DavidPiper wrote:
       | Liquid Glass is the obvious regression in the room for me.
       | 
       | Windows 11. The "EOL" of Windows 10 could also be considered a UX
       | choice.
       | 
       | I also recently upgraded from an iPhone 13 mini to a 17, and I'm
       | still not used to the larger screen size. Phones that can fit
       | comfortably in your hand and pockets are in short supply.
       | 
       | AI-"enhanced" Autocorrect can be a nightmare, especially when
       | you're talking about niche topics, or different languages.
       | 
       | Infinite scroll and addiction-as-product-design is a scourge on
       | many.
       | 
       | Previously non-algorithmic news sources that now algorithmically
       | feed you headlines.
       | 
       | Lots of websites have a slightly-but-noticeably degraded
       | experience on Firefox.
       | 
       | The Internet at large without uBlock Origin.
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       | Most of these are not design "choices" though, they are profit
       | motivated. Good and/or humanist design often tends to be at odds
       | with profit these days because attention is currently primary
       | vector of exploitation for companies.
       | 
       | "More Usage" != "Good Design", but people do like to be employed
       | and receive a paycheck, myself included.
        
       | jrmg wrote:
       | My state's car registration renewal system is now a chatbot
       | rather than a form.
        
       | pxtail wrote:
       | Obsession with cli/TUI for LLMs interaction instead of proper
       | IDEs
        
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