On: What the Luddites Really Fought Against (2011)

[themacguffinman]

I'm not sure you're thinking about it the right way. The "inteligence and UX" of a technology isn't what makes it better, it's the overall efficiency. Automated supermarket checkout is winning because it costs much less resources while mostly achieving the same goal (the UX is bad enough to make people stop buying goods), making it more efficient. Just not more efficient for you specifically.

[leg100 → themacguffinman]

I agree: it's better for the supermarket, it's not better for me.

Like the luddites, I really couldn't give a toss it costs much less resources for them while achieving the same crude goal.