Posted by edent 4/13/2025
Has anyone else noticed how every streaming service has an "Audio Description" mode?
My imaginary deaf people aren't using your streaming service! I don't want to be reminded of deafness!
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Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
You'll have a UX that's nicer than most commercial services, you'll have all the content you've ever wanted and you won't be feeding predatory capitalist services with your hard-earned cash.
I mean, it kind of does. There is no (human) world without kids.
Every adult who can’t stand children was once a child and will be cared for by the annoying children of today when they’re old and infirm. Not by their own kids, of course, because they don’t have any, but by other people’s kids. So, you’re welcome, I guess. Sorry you had to see things for kids.
No need to set up a special account, it’s already there.
By the same logic you may have Greek friends visiting some time, so for that reason the welcome screen should always provide an option to switch to Greek content. No need to set up a special account, it’s already there.
As a general rule, don't let other people's kids near your TV's controls. Your friends will appreciate it, and if they don't, a kids account on Netflix won't help.
It’s unlikely the kids would choose the correct profile in the first place.
Perhaps the kids mode needs to be easily accessible and prominent, because it might need to be used by kids? Maybe it’s good design to have it available on the very first screen.
It’s also distasteful to borrow trauma from others to justify personal preferences. Don’t speak for people who have experienced extreme tragedy as a way of reinforcing an argument. It’s weird.
“Thomas” -> ??? Who came up with this idea? This is an awful idea. It doesn’t make any sense.
We can empathize with people, but ultimately, we don’t have to agree with their complaints. If you have 300 million customers, there’s no one set of UI choices that annoys nobody. The current UI seems to annoy a very small number of people and, in turn, benefits a very large number of people. Needs of the many, and whatnot. I could equally be annoyed by wheelchair ramps. They’re an annoyance to me, but I recognize that they’re very useful to others.
As my kids are growing up, the kids mode makes less and less sense. We would like to watch family friendly movies but not stuff for very small children.
Using your own profile for this makes the recommendations become out of whack quickly.
Do you find all personalization configuration “strange to the point of novelty”?
Your second paragraph is irrelevant - all of those things could be true, but have absolutely nothing to do with it being a perpetual, unremovable item on the screen. I think this was clearly addressed in the article, so it seems odd to try to relitigate it while adding absolutely nothing to the discussion.