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The Feed & The Thread - July 25, 2026
We explore whether design is shifting from usability to shareholder-driven behavior change, leaving practitioners exhausted as Christina Wodtke argues in "Disappointed Optimists." While Tony Alicea suggests our new role is curating context for AI, community discussions reveal a tension between the relief of automated grunt work and the high stakes of strategic responsibility. We also examine why visual spectacle is dying in favor of invisible efficiency, asking what happens when speed is valued over depth.
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