https://seths.blog/2023/04/replacing-bad-systems-with-bad-systems/
Design thinking is simple to describe in two questions:
Who’s it for?
What’s it for?
In the case of a system replacing a previous system, these questions often get replaced with:
What’s the easiest way to polish what we compromised on last time?
“Part of the magic of #WordPress and its success is that the open nature and #decentralized user experience they offer allows the individuals and organizations using it to embrace their first purposes instead of backward engineering from a centralized monopoly and a bagful of money.
And a key benefit of distributed systems is that they improve over time. When you see something that can be made better, make it better.”