Post B9VUsG4ipAGeCe2Ma0 by grumpybozo@toad.social
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 (DIR) Post #B9VKAn2dtZuIABhMrw by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       I already dislike the Mastodon 4.6 profile view that I ponder ways to restore the Mastodon 4.5 UI.  5.0 doubles down on this new design philosophy, a design philosophy I already find disagreeable.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9VKUrWmvRBRrvN0ZE by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       I do not know who or what is driving this design philosophy... could be the designer they hired, could be a larger product direction from the product person they hired, genuinely I don't know.I suspect, however that this is driven by product because even 4.5 was moving slightly in this direction.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9VKjPjOYTDk0ECoRk by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       what I will say is that surveys are tools of product managers to hammer engineers and designers over the head with when they insist on building things that are actually good, but aren't aligned with whatever product management's vision is
       
 (DIR) Post #B9VLhVirPMiVxYbzua by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       the corporate way of saying this is that surveys are a low-quality conviction building tool.  this is because surveys are typically biased to favor the thesis of the product manager through the design of the survey questionnaire.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9VM3wCLeYDaRX6Ar2 by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       a *good* product manager has taste: they understand the product inside and out, the product's users, the interactions, how things should be shaped.therefore: surveys, err sorry, "discovery weeks" are evidence of *deficient* product management.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9VUsG4ipAGeCe2Ma0 by grumpybozo@toad.social
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       @ariadne Steve Jobs never ran a focus group…