That could apply to HN users as well; the idea that we are the general user population has to stop. Nobody outside of our bubble actually maintains their file hierarchy.
Or to people in different age brackets: for a few years now, people have finished uni while doing all their work on phones and tables without a desktop OS involved. No files, no desktop, no actual applications. We should stop copying desktop mentalities into modern workflows.
Or the other way around: nobody has desks or paper folders in file cabinets anymore, nobody needs to physically handle files and organise them, nor do their have boxes for physical mail that comes "in" and goes "out". We should stop copying legacy office concepts into software.
Or to people in different age brackets: for a few years now, people have finished uni while doing all their work on phones and tables without a desktop OS involved. No files, no desktop, no actual applications. We should stop copying desktop mentalities into modern workflows.
Or the other way around: nobody has desks or paper folders in file cabinets anymore, nobody needs to physically handle files and organise them, nor do their have boxes for physical mail that comes "in" and goes "out". We should stop copying legacy office concepts into software.