korrents

Our readingWhat is a korrent?

It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself.

Drawn from what Paul Graham said

design
What this subject means

design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.

You are not the user

Which mental models should a designer think with?under our view: You are not the user: watch real people meet the real thing Who should design software, and how?under our view: Design for users without taking their orders, and remember that you are not the user

What Paul Graham actually said

  1. Paul Graham Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb
    Morale is another reason that it's hard to design something for an unsophisticated user. It's hard to stay interested in something you don't like yourself. To make something good, you have to be thinking, "wow, this is really great," not "what a piece of shit; those fools will love it."

Added to korrents 6 Sept 2026 · How quotes work · Something wrong? Tell us

Do you hold this korrent?Do you also believe this?

I hold this too

Related korrents

Shared subject first, then similar wording. They may agree or disagree.

See this claim on the map