Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)

“You always have to remember, when people tell you that something doesn’t work for them, that they’re right. It doesn’t work for them. And that is incredibly important information. You also have to remember that when people tell you what they think is wrong and how you should fix it, that they’re almost always wrong.”

-- @neilhimself (or maybe it was Abraham Lincoln)

Aug 25, 2023 at 2:29pmWeb
Show threadAnders StenbergAug 25, 2023
@grumpygamer @neilhimself I've seen Alan Cooper talk about this as well. Somewhat paraphrased, the users are kids and you're the parent. When they say they want candy and ice cream, that's not the actual solution and it's your job to understand that they're hungry and need food & vegetables.
Show threadPaxAug 25, 2023
@grumpygamer @neilhimself This reminds me of something Sid Meier said in his autobiography: "If someone tells me a game was frustrating, I can’t possibly argue, 'No, it wasn’t. You just didn’t know you were having fun!' They were frustrated, therefore my game was frustrating."