“And the user may have a higher comfort level deciding what information to provide rather than worrying about what inferences might be made from what they've gathered.” MayMadeMightLevelsWorryInformationHigherComfortUsersInference Author:Edward Felten
“The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it honors the place where it is done; it honors the art by which it is done; it honors the thing that it makes and the user of the made thing.” GivingArtMadeDoneEarthNamesWorkMaterialsSourceHonorConnectionsUsersGood Work Book:Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community: Eight Essays Source: Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community: Eight Essays
“The tool user, provided the tool is made well, need not, and indeed should not, know anything about the tool.” KnowsNeedsShouldWellsMadeToolsUsers Book:Management Source: Management
“Human beings today are surrounded by huge institutions we can never penetrate: the City, the banking system, political and advertising conglomerates, vast entertainment enterprises. They've made themselves user friendly, but they define the tastes to which we conform. They're rather subtle, subservient tyrants, but no less sinister for that.” HumansMadeTodayPoliticalHuman BeingsCitiesStreetsHugeWallTasteInstitutionsEntertainmentLondonAdvertisingEnterpriseSubtleFriendlyTyrantsUsersConformBankingPenetrateSinisterSubservientBanking SystemUser Friendly Author:J. G. Ballard