Jaycie (Squid Mode)Dang it. Almost accidentally destroyed the draft of the *same toot* by almost replying to the same thread as before.
Ｓ Ｔ Ｏ Ｌ Ａ Ｓ@jaycie Have you considered writing your toot in a text editor and then copying and pasting it?
@stolas Yes, but part of executive dysfunction (or even simple "distracted tooting") is that I likely won't think to take such precautions. That, and toots often growing larger than anticipated.
Pushing UX fixes onto users is sub-optimal (particularly for other users with accessibility issues), especially when a "Are you sure you want to delete this draft?" dialog box would largely prevent this.
@jaycie When you put it like that, it does seem unfair to put the burden on users when we can just fix the UX to sort it out.
@stolas Meta-commentary: Bemused that I didn't see your reply until just after I posted my own.
@stolas We've co-created a good illustration of how UI/UX isn't just a convenience issue but also a political one.
Marginalized groups (particularly women and older people) are assumed tech-illiterate by default: More intuitive interfaces reduce the very real man-splaining burden inflicted on them while also reducing the strength of the frequency illusion that otherwise reinforces such negative stereotypes.
Kate