📝 I was listening to Feross’ talk and the thought hit me: sloppy interface design is an attack vector because it makes imitating you low-hanging fruit, _especially_ with AI tools.
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/sloppy-ui-is-security-liability/
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@jimniels in a couple of design lectures I talked about the Aesthetic Usability Effect. You’ll probably find it interesting. Design has a far-reaching impact, beyond beauty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic%E2%80%93usability_effect
@markwyner started reading this and my brain was like "I remember encountering this..." so I went and looked and sure enough, found an old blog post.
I remember finding it fascinating, this idea of like: "it can functionally be 'easy to use' but unless people perceive it as 'easy to use' also, you won't get too far."
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2017/the-value-of-visual-design/
Thanks for the wiki link!
@jimniels rad. You were on it!
