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The most popular post by far, 3x more than the runner up, is "The age of no consent." UX has long felt like the field is in a crisis, and now we see it at its peak: what's the point of investing in a good user experience when you can just force people to use your shitty features?
Users hate AI. So tech made it mandatory. Even if you don't use it, it pollutes what you read and how systems make decisions. The computer's hallucinated word is final.
And it needs all of your data to do it.
In the age of no consent, UX exists to normalized complete acquiescence to surveillance:
And it needs all of your data to do it.
In the age of no consent, UX exists to normalized complete acquiescence to surveillance:
The AI age is the "age of no consent"
"Inevitability" means design decisions are no longer informed by user needs; now they are unilaterally imposed. The users are the ones being designed.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The most popular post by far, 3x more than the runner up, is "The age of no consent." UX has long felt like the field is in a crisis, and now we see it at its peak: what's the point of investing in a good user experience when you can just force people to use your shitty features?
Hi Kat! I'm a former student of yours and a BG Painter/2D Rigger, may I be added if there's still space? 😁
December 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hi Kat! I'm a former student of yours and a BG Painter/2D Rigger, may I be added if there's still space? 😁