Conspicuous simplicity will no doubt create its own strange loops: say, interfaces so streamlined that they insult the intelligence of users, or a house so orderly that it can no longer be comfortably lived in. I am not saying we have reached the end of history here, but if conspicuous simplicity becomes the dominant status game, I expect the futur

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File over app File over app is a philosophy: if you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you this freedom. File over app is an appeal to tool makers: accept that all software is ephe... See more