Comment on Japan anon complains about Google
beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
It does seem like the ideology of those inside google went from “tech” , to “I know better than you do”. Not sure it’s fixable really…
Comment on Japan anon complains about Google
beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
It does seem like the ideology of those inside google went from “tech” , to “I know better than you do”. Not sure it’s fixable really…
ArtificialLink@lemy.lol 6 months ago
That’s the problem with most tech these days. They assume they know the best way to do something or know better than you. Its infuriating
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Spotify is a prime example of this. There are so many “features” I hate and that no one has asked for, yet shuffle doesn’t even work.
Everytime I start spotify in ny office after listening on my commute, it tries to start playing on my phone since that was playing in my car.
Or when I was still there, Reddit search. Absolutely useless and so fucking smarmy with that stupid doge.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 months ago
What do you mean by “shuffle doesn’t even work”? Please qualify that statement.
businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
they may be referring to how spotify’s shuffle isn’t a true “shuffle” in that it is biased to things you have listened to more, recently, etc
Omniraptor@lemm.ee 6 months ago
pullpush.io is the good reddit search
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 months ago
There’s a weird smart shuffle thing which keeps happening
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Are you talking about that thing where it plays the same exact music usually in the same exact order every time you start a new session
UckyBon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They know how to manipulate you to do/buy stuff you weren’t looking for. That’s what makes a profit.
It has always been this way (also in tech) because those things are the products of companies (main goal: profit, usually under a sneaky slogan), but it is becoming increasingly invasive. Don’t be evil: think different.
joonazan@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
It’s about minimizing the annoyance for the majority of users who will misspell some popular thing.
Also, I believe that showing actually interesting content is bad for the businesses because it might make the user stop to think and pursue something meaningful instead of continuing to use the product.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The problem with tech is managers are wearing engineer coats and calling the shots with no true credentials.
lorty@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Yeah, tech people nowadays have this attitude with most people, they only show some restraint when they think it’s for other people like them.