#phantomobligation — Public Fediverse posts
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I really love @tg's #UX observations on #PhantomObligation and #RSSReaders (it's very similar to what I've been saying about "RSS zero" not being a healthy aim!).
Fortunately, my favourite #RSSReader @freshrss supports custom CSS. Here's how I reconfigure it to suppress most of the badges and unread counts:
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> Why do RSS readers look like email clients? […]
> You can't borrow the layout of an inbox without also borrowing some of its psychology.A deeply insightful post about #RSSreader UI designs.
> … unread count means something specific […] social debt.
#PhantomObligation: "The guilt you feel for something no one asked you to do."
Not advertising for DHH, but Hey made in interesting design choice for newsletter emails, that likely works for #RSS readers as well: https://www.hey.com/features/the-feed/