true! but the thing is: it's not just foss software. it is pretty much all software. we are all just used to the stuff that everyone uses, everyone knows how to use windows, how chrome works, how you use powerpoint etc. but we are literally just used to it so we do not even notice that it sucks. i notice this a lot for stuff like windows because i have literally never had a computer with windows and without linux on it in my whole life and do not use windows that much, and a lot of people just ask whats so bad about obvious flaws because theyre just used to it! another great example are people who do not really use PCs. they struggle with foss software, but they also struggle with the non-foss alternatives! they are not used to both!
ui/ux is shit everywhere, it is just a matter of getting used to it
Operant Conditioning by Software Bugs
Have you ever used a new program or system and found it to be obnoxiously buggy, but then after a while you didn’t notice the bugs anymore? If so, then congratulations: you have been trained by the computer to avoid some of its problems. For example, I used to have a laptop that would lock up to the point where the battery needed to be removed when I scrolled down a web page for too long (I’m guessing the video driver’s logic for handling a full command queue was defective). Messing with the driver version did not solve the problem and I soon learned to take little breaks when scrolling down a long web page. To this day I occasionally feel a twinge of guilt or fear when rapidly scrolling a web page.
