We stopped considering the user as a human being and started thinking of them as a spherical wallet in a vacuum. The user exists purely as a source of revinue and absolutely no other consideration is given.

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rapnie an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> We stopped considering the user as a human being

Imho once you say "user" you are already halfway on that path. Look how impersonal your sentence is. Users are an abstract concept that belongs to the app, which in turn is created by the developer who has all kinds of dreams for that app. Just keep calling them people, persons, or specific stakeholder names that correspond to the role they have, and their identified needs. The app serves people, and not the other way around. Not calling people users is a step towards avoiding their disempowerment.

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jknoepfler 28 minutes ago | parent [-]

Try starting your user stories "As a human being fully endowed with creative and critical faculties who yearns for purposeful, reciprocal engagement within my Lebenswelt..." and see how it goes?

	▲	wertgghtdh 12 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		the fact that your whole view of existence can be boiled down to "user stories" is hilarious. i have read some of your commentary. you are so basic, so middle class shopkeeper, it hurts.

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carlosjobim an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I wish! Most companies try to make it extremely difficult for visitors to actually purchase their product online.