AnalogyAddict

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[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Or they'd be pushing paper somewhere else.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'd believe that, if they weren't already paying the architect salary to have us do interior design. They hire us, then shackle us.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love cats, but I'm even more wildly allergic to them. I not allergic to horses and to sheep, and that's about it. But it takes more than a wish to own either of those.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That doesn't mean if you get rid of insurance jobs, they would be nurses.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Haha! Exactly! I do some coding, too, but I can't think like a UXer and a dev at the same time.

It's the "making it pretty" part that makes me bitter. That is the LEAST part of what we do.

It's like asking an architect to come in and fix the building after it's already mostly built. Bad PMs insist on seeing us like interior decorators, but we are primarily architects.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Speaking as a UX designer, probably because some "product manager" decided it was too expensive to override the auto- sort that was applied before the designer was brought in to "pretty things up."

There is no tone of bitterness in my comment, honestly there isn't.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure there was an ancient story about this being a very bad idea. Something about languages....

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

As a UX designer who decided not to be a doctor though I could have, I don't think this is how it works.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is anecdotal, but I've loved animals my entire life. I was going to be a vet, but changed careers because my internship made me afraid it would ruin my love of animals.

I've had a very rough twenty years. I was married to a man who turned out was abusive to animals, so I gave up my dream of having pets. When I bucked my entire culture to divorce him, I fought my way back to enough financial security to own them again.

My first pet was 5 when I got him. I had three years of his endless health problems, but I loved him and he died. Then I got a couple of puppies and I love them, but...I don't think I'll own any more dogs. Dealing with other pet owners has been a nightmare. Off leash, poorly trained, outright dangerous dogs everywhere.

But even more to the point, I'm a terrible owner for them. I'm allergic, so I only play with them before my shower. And my mental health has me barely able to function some days. And I'll never be able to own the property they need to truly flourish. They deserve better than me. So I agree. Poor mental health can be exacerbated by pet ownership.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This is exactly what I meant!

Thanks.

It is amazing how politics can be so affected by a border change.

 

After reading the umpteenth rage-filled diatribe about a group I care about and belong to, I wanted to hear others' experiences dealing with bigotry.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Plants also react to being harmed, so it's arguable they don't feel pain.

[–] AnalogyAddict@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Males tend to get better quality and fit than women do, though.

 

As a victim of domestic violence who has spent years online trying to help other victims, Reddit's act of undeleting several of my deleted comments just made me have to go through and manually delete. In the process, I had to relive a huge chunk of trauma.

I'm not feeling okay right now.

#RedditMigration

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