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The Feed & The Thread - November 7, 2026
We question whether usability is a fixed product trait or a relative measure of human context, as Raluca Budiu argues that value depends entirely on the specific user and task. This tension deepens as Oliver Meredith Cox warns that the AI boom is a speculative bubble shifting computers from tools of freedom to instruments of manipulation, while we also navigate the isolation of in-house work and the shift toward AI-driven workflows that bypass traditional design tools. It’s a day about redefining success, value, and community in a field where the very definition of our work is changing.
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