"Looks like you’re trying to be productive. Let me correct that for you"

The concept of a desktop assistant has always been there.

And he had bespoke animations that were kinda charming

and you could change him into something else. links the cat was mine.

I think the cat used to be all over XP.

The word you're looking for is "devolving".

And it's always been trash. That's how you know it will always be there in the future too.

the irony is that title was probably AI generated.

It's simple - if your product or platform uses dark patterns, I will not use it. I will even use an inferior platform or product in order to be free to choose how I use my software.

He admitted that he had to use AI a little bit after a somewhat broken finger.

What? He kinda broke a finger and then suddenly needed to use AI? His one bad finger prevented him using the other 9? He couldn't speech-to-text it?

Or did AI break his finger to get him to make the video?!

There is a video for you to watch and get the context.

I will, if I have no other option. Say, finding a working VPN service in Russia ... sucks (mostly banned). I think I'll end up with a VDS and an https tunnel.

Evolving backwards would be returning to ergonomic UIs with clear HIG being followed, having a scriptable variant for every class of applications, and any piece of software, OS UI included, not acting as an advert. Contrasts and colors and bright pictures are not what I need to see while working. It's as if your screwdriver was built in the form of an alien fish dildo, and had a chain of ringing bells. Why is this bullshit considered normal and usual with computer interfaces, I dunno.

And a company's website is its interface to the world, for the user. Not its advert. They've already seen the advert or don't need it if they are on that website! They want to actually use it.

Slava Ukraini

No, I can't rent a Ukrainian VDS, it might even get me to jail.