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I have been cringing every time I see/hear the word "disrupt" (in its various forms) for a couple years now. In pretty much all cases, the more often a given p
by jaawn 10y ago
I have been cringing every time I see/hear the word "disrupt" (in its various forms) for a couple years now. In pretty much all cases, the more often a given person uses that word, the more vapid I come to think they are.
- yoodenvranx 10y ago"disrupt" is for startups/VC what "beautiful" is for Javascript/CSS frameworks.
- trhway 10y agoand "delightful" for user experience
- gfodor 10y agotruly, the worst of all
- jkestner 10y ago"Trying to mass-produce [delight] and inject it into interactions is like forcing waiters to wear 37 pieces of flair on their uniforms." http://www.fastcodesign.com/3042849/delightful-interaction-design-needs-to-die http://www.fastcodesign.com/3042849/delightful-interaction-d...
- foolfoolz 10y ago"elegant" for libraries
- api 10y agoDelightfully beautiful elegant disruption.
- jwiley 10y ago"bespoke"
- pm24601 10y agoOur coworking space did not get your memo: http://www.bespokesf.co/ http://www.bespokesf.co/
- jrockway 10y agoIt will be beautiful when we disrupt the use of the word delight.
- areyouforreal 10y agoAmen to both of these.
- kuyan 10y agoalso "elegant".
- kylestlb 10y agoDon't forget 'a joy to work with'. Sounds like a line from a new episode of HBO's Silicon Valley.
- glitcher 10y agosimple, clean, lightweight
- simonswords82 10y agoCan I add "hackers" and "hustlers" to the cringe list please?
- jessaustin 10y agoNot on Hacker News you can't.
- joslin01 10y agoI'm with you 100%. Both terms just feel shallow.
- mindcrime 10y ago"A broken sewer pipe is disruptive, but that doesn't mean you want it". ~~ Paraphrased slightly. Source: I don't remember exactly