Jake WilliamsMay 26
Dear app developers,
I have never had the desire to review an app. Prompting me to leave a review doe not make me want to do it any more. Making me click multiple times to dismiss your "nudge" and get back to using the app just makes me want to uninstall it.
Sincerely,
Every smartphone user ever
Show threadMatt BlazeMay 26
@malwarejake I'm especially put off by the popups that interrupt me as soon as I open the app. "Do you love the FedEx app?" No, I just want to track my fucking package. And that's a really stalker-y way to ask, frankly.
Show threadCassanderMay 26
@mattblaze @malwarejake Yeah, most apps aren't special or lovable. They're meant to be functional. They have a function that they can complete or not complete. If my can opener made me stop and review it before I could open a goddamned can of beans, I'd throw it through a window.
Show threadMatt Blaze

@drsbaitso @malwarejake I'm imaging how this would go in the pre-app era, when you had to call a human agent to track the package:

"Fedex, can I help you?"

"Yes, I'd like to track a package."

"OK, but first, I need you to tell me if you love me."

"What?"

"I can't do this anymore if I don't feel loved and appreciated."

"Um, I just want to track a package."

"Yes, yes. Of course you do, That's what I thought. I suppose I'm not worthy of love. I have to hang up now. I'll be thinking of you."

May 26 at 7:49pmWeb
Show threadCassanderMay 26
@mattblaze @malwarejake "Oh, I'll be thinking of you too. Not fondly."