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GeneralRe: Calling people ‘users’ is unethical and outdated Pin
irneb25-Feb-19 22:29
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Dar Brett11-Feb-19 12:20
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Nelek11-Feb-19 19:11
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TNCaver12-Feb-19 8:58
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GeneralRe: Calling people ‘users’ is unethical and outdated Pin
Marco Bertschi11-Feb-19 22:11
protectorMarco Bertschi11-Feb-19 22:11 
Brain dead stupid.

Quote:
In product design, “user” and the other U-words have been foundational to defining the relationship between humans and tech. The former uses. The latter is used.

But labeling people as users strips them of complexity. It reduces humans to a single behavior, effectively supporting a view of people as more like robots whose sole function is to use a product or feature.


That's a strong hint that he is useless as someone in the UX/Usability field. The entire field is about defining users, and understanding what behaviors they most commonly expose (hint: it's almost never a single one). His writing clearly shows that he did not understand his job, or role in the industry.
I only have a signature in order to let @DalekDave follow my posts.

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