Ruined by Design
How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It
by Mike Monteiro
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“"The world is working exactly as designed. And it’s not working very well. " Mike Monteiro (Must have book..) | I now think @monteiro?s Ruined by Design is the most important book I?ve read in years. He not only describes the critical problems we need to address, he?s outlined specific prescriptions. And, dammit, he?s right. (I hate it when Mike?s right.) | My god, @monteiro ‘s book “ruined by design” should be mandatory reading for anyone in the software industry beautiful, powerful, lucid and eye opening. Treat yourself and get the book.”
Source →“"The world is working exactly as designed. And it’s not working very well. " Mike Monteiro (Must have book..) | I now think @monteiro?s Ruined by Design is the most important book I?ve read in years. He not only describes the critical problems we need to address, he?s outlined specific prescriptions. And, dammit, he?s right. (I hate it when Mike?s right.) | My god, @monteiro ‘s book “ruined by design” should be mandatory reading for anyone in the software industry beautiful, powerful, lucid and eye opening. Treat yourself and get the book.”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Design, Design, and Art.
The world is working exactly as designed. The combustion engine which is destroying our planet's atmosphere and rapidly making it inhospitable is working exactly as we designed it. Guns, which lead to so much death, work exactly as they're designed to work. And every time we "improve" their design, they get better at killing. Facebook's privacy set...
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“"The world is working exactly as designed. And it’s not working very well. " Mike Monteiro (Must have book..) | I now think @monteiro?s Ruined by Design is the most important book I?ve read in years. He not only describes the critical problems we need to address, he?s outlined specific prescriptions. And, dammit, he?s right. (I hate it when Mike?s right.) | My god, @monteiro ‘s book “ruined by design” should be mandatory reading for anyone in the software industry beautiful, powerful, lucid and eye opening. Treat yourself and get the book.”
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