Like, I don't see why #FOSS #UX should be excluded from whimsy and delight. One of the things I'm trying to incorperate into my FOSS projects is exactly that: a delightful user experience that people WANT to keep coming back for.

Why shouldn't we give people the ability to add cool banners and colors to their profiles? If it incresaes the network effect to a federated, FOSS chat apps advantage, then I think that's worth considering!

Watching a Youtube video rn about moving away from #Discord to something #FOSS (#Matrix 's #Element ) . It's a great video... BUT, it really underlines some big issues with attitudes toward #UX and #UI in #tech circles.

He said: "you can't customise your profile with kawai pictures and emojis, but who gives a crap about that".

I get it. Priorities should be on privacy. But the fact is: this stuff IS important to people. Also, why _cant_ we have that? (cont)