UCD practitioner since '95 | UserInterviews Active UX Leader to Follow | Adjunct Professor and Educator | Ph.D. Candidate | TEDx & Conference Speaker | Podcaster | Author | Opinions are my own
I've been doing the work we now know as UX for over 28 years. I have perspectives and sentiments that those with much less experience are not very likely to possess or embrace. Remember that when folks who entered the discipline after 2011 express discontent with the stances I take. • They don't like my constant addressing of UX ≠ UI, but can't really relate and didn't witness the transition of UX's value proposition. • They refer to my outspokenness as "pontificating," but are doing nothing (genuine) to benefit the discipline. They only benefit themselves, many times at the expense of the discipline. • They express concern about what I do, but willingly empower folks that are doing the discipline great harm. • They don't like my stance against UX writing, but can't relate first-hand to observing information architecture and content strategy being swept under the rug. • They don't like my rejection of OOUX, but aren't sensitive to folks trying to make a name for themselves at the expense of the discipline AND don't understand the misdirective nature of someone's adding layers of complexity to today's UX culture that is fundamentals-averse. • They don't like my stance against bootcamps, but simply can't relate to and don't understand the predatory and snake oil factors at work. • They complain about my stance on imposter syndrome, but never say anything to refute the related facts I've shared. • They don't like my constant calling out of the sinister nature of today's UX operation, but only cry out if and when they're personally impacted by something. NONE of those stances negate or disprove what I'm addressing. If they knew what I knew (and they don't), cared like I care (and they don't), and experienced what I've experienced (and they haven't), they'd respond the same way. The things I address simply don't compute due to their biases or lack of understanding, but someone's lack of understanding DOES NOT mean it's not true. That's simply arrogance at its "finest."
