This sounds a lot like the "[minorities] should learn to speak English good or deal with the unfamiliarity incompetently" mindset I see a lot of around me.
vvv Said more effectively, apparently I'm not good with words today. Adaptation is preferable to some mythical best way of doing things.
That means they must think the American way is the best way to do things.
the disconnect is here
Americans do things the way Americans do because it is the way they do things, it's tautological
there is no single higher "best" way for there to be a help icon, because the point of the icon is to be immediately recognizable to the user as a help icon, so the icon needs to be designed with the people it is going to be used by in mind, ergo it needs to be different for different populations with different cultures and backgrounds.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
but you see, when large corporations expand into new markets, they take these challenges upon themselves, because not only is it the right thing to do on an ethical level, it's just good business! People are much more likely to use a product they can actually understand how to use without having to learn a second language first!
Well thank you, I see now that I was incorrect in my rash and hasty assumption.
But I must ask further, would it not be beneficial for the new markets to just learn the other language anyway? Knowing more than one is good, you know.
Well maybe hypothetically, Other Jane. But you see, like I said earlier, forcing someone to learn your language just to use your product is bad business. It's a bad way to make a first impression too!
On top of that, it's generally considered an abuse of cultural power to force another culture to speak your language. They called that colonialism in the old days, and the attitudes that powered it are still alive and well, but it's certainly no good thing.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
You know what I don't do? I don't read Chinese. I did not see the value in it, because I stuck close to my westernized ways even thousands of miles from where I used to live. And now, every time I want to read anything, I have to use Google translate. It's that bad.
Do you know how much I hated myself for that? Do you know how hard it was to forgive myself for it?
I don't even know, actually, because I have no idea how angry I actually am.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
That means they must think the American way is the best way to do things.
the disconnect is here
Americans do things the way Americans do because it is the way they do things, it's tautological
there is no single higher "best" way for there to be a help icon, because the point of the icon is to be immediately recognizable to the user as a help icon, so the icon needs to be designed with the people it is going to be used by in mind, ergo it needs to be different for different populations with different cultures and backgrounds.
So I guess my question would be this: If Americans don't do things the American way because we think it's best, why do we do things the American way?
It's never really made sense to me that conventions and such are different across different cultures, because it seems like naturally everyone would seek out which one's objectively best and settle on that.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
"Objectively" doesn't exist.
Everything that anyone told you about "objectively" is untrue, unless they're a scientist, and even then, they have biases and the theories they use and create are colored by it.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I don't know, like, when I find out that other countries do something differently than my country, I have to ask myself "are they doing it wrong or am I doing it wrong?"
Because if there are two ways of doing something, one must be better than another...and it doesn't make sense that anyone would choose anything but the best way.
that sounds contradictory, but the thing is, what one culture sees as best (like, for example, the US) isn't always going to match up with what another one does (like, I dunno, Jordan or somewhere)
I don't know, like, when I find out that other countries do something differently than my country, I have to ask myself "are they doing it wrong or am I doing it wrong?"
Because if there are two ways of doing something, one must be better than another...and it doesn't make sense that anyone would choose anything but the best way.
that isn't true.
Like, sorry, but one of the base assumptions you've built your entire mode of thinking on is false.
That means they must think the American way is the best way to do things.
So, Americans think their way is the best way of doing things, why wouldn't they want other people to start doing things the best way?
Well, think about it like this. Americans have various opinions on the metric system, but ultimately our entire road system is based on imperial, right? Now imagine there's a car that comes out and its speedometer, odometer etc. use kilometers instead of miles. Even if you prefer metric (and you may not!) that's still pretty inconvenient when it comes to what you're familiar with and how everything is measured around here, right?
And then when you say "hey, this doesn't really work with my environment and experience" they say "well, either your entire country should immediately convert to metric or you should start building cars in Detroit again." Those suggestions aren't really something under your control, and it's frustrating that they couldn't just change from metric when they already translated the owner's manual.
(this may not be an accurate analogy, and I don't want to talk over Crackers here, but hopefully you get the idea.)
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I don't know, like, when I find out that other countries do something differently than my country, I have to ask myself "are they doing it wrong or am I doing it wrong?"
Because if there are two ways of doing something, one must be better than another...and it doesn't make sense that anyone would choose anything but the best way.
that isn't true.
Like, sorry, but one of the base assumptions you've built your entire mode of thinking on is false.
I dunno...am I being asked to accept that multiple ways of doing things can be equally valid?
That means they must think the American way is the best way to do things.
So, Americans think their way is the best way of doing things, why wouldn't they want other people to start doing things the best way?
Well, think about it like this. Americans have various opinions on the metric system, but ultimately our entire road system is based on imperial, right? Now imagine there's a car that comes out and its speedometer, odometer etc. use kilometers instead of miles. Even if you prefer metric (and you may not!) that's still pretty inconvenient when it comes to what you're familiar with and how everything is measured around here, right?
And then when you say "hey, this doesn't really work with my environment and experience" they say "well, either your entire country should immediately convert to metric or you should start building cars in Detroit again." Those suggestions aren't really something under your control, and it's frustrating that they couldn't just change from metric when they already translated the owner's manual.
(this may not be an accurate analogy, and I don't want to talk over Crackers here, but hopefully you get the idea.)
Ok, see, put that way I can understand it. Is that what I've been sounding like? Because I can agree that that sound ridiculous and frustrating.
I don't know, like, when I find out that other countries do something differently than my country, I have to ask myself "are they doing it wrong or am I doing it wrong?"
Because if there are two ways of doing something, one must be better than another...and it doesn't make sense that anyone would choose anything but the best way.
that isn't true.
Like, sorry, but one of the base assumptions you've built your entire mode of thinking on is false.
I dunno...am I being asked to accept that multiple ways of doing things can be equally valid?
That means they must think the American way is the best way to do things.
So, Americans think their way is the best way of doing things, why wouldn't they want other people to start doing things the best way?
Well, think about it like this. Americans have various opinions on the metric system, but ultimately our entire road system is based on imperial, right? Now imagine there's a car that comes out and its speedometer, odometer etc. use kilometers instead of miles. Even if you prefer metric (and you may not!) that's still pretty inconvenient when it comes to what you're familiar with and how everything is measured around here, right?
And then when you say "hey, this doesn't really work with my environment and experience" they say "well, either your entire country should immediately convert to metric or you should start building cars in Detroit again." Those suggestions aren't really something under your control, and it's frustrating that they couldn't just change from metric when they already translated the owner's manual.
(this may not be an accurate analogy, and I don't want to talk over Crackers here, but hopefully you get the idea.)
Ok, see, put that way I can understand it. Is that what I've been sounding like? Because I can agree that that sound ridiculous and frustrating.
I don't know, like, when I find out that other countries do something differently than my country, I have to ask myself "are they doing it wrong or am I doing it wrong?"
Because if there are two ways of doing something, one must be better than another...and it doesn't make sense that anyone would choose anything but the best way.
that isn't true.
Like, sorry, but one of the base assumptions you've built your entire mode of thinking on is false.
I dunno...am I being asked to accept that multiple ways of doing things can be equally valid?
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
like, the idea that people can do things differently, live differently from one another, the fact that this is in fact desirable, and enriches each and every one of us, is central to the whole idea of living in a liberal society, to civil rights movements of all stripes! gay rights! trans rights! not going around and senselessly murdering people for looking different!
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
like, the idea that people can do things differently, live differently from one another, the fact that this is in fact desirable, and enriches each and every one of us, is central to the whole idea of living in a liberal society, to civil rights movements of all stripes! gay rights! trans rights! not going around and senselessly murdering people for looking different!
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Google Street View has images from January 2016 now.
They keep getting faster and faster with the updates.
marijuana is overrated to me (at least for recreational use, it has its uses medically) but every time i see someone that's like aggressively anti-weed i just wanna be like "lol, maybe you should smoke a joint to chill out :)" (but aggressive stoners that constantly talk about weed and nothing else are also fucking annoying)
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"But Jane" so says I "is it not inconvenient for the programmers to have to translate the OS to a new language for every new market?"
Well thank you, I see now that I was incorrect in my rash and hasty assumption.
But I must ask further, would it not be beneficial for the new markets to just learn the other language anyway? Knowing more than one is good, you know.
On top of that, it's generally considered an abuse of cultural power to force another culture to speak your language. They called that colonialism in the old days, and the attitudes that powered it are still alive and well, but it's certainly no good thing.
It's never really made sense to me that conventions and such are different across different cultures, because it seems like naturally everyone would seek out which one's objectively best and settle on that.
I shall now go back to the life of a sockpuppet.
la la la la. in-jokes! dank memes!
Here's the link.