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User Experience Over Technology

Judge products by what the user actually experiences, not by the underlying technology or buzzwords used to describe them

Decision Rule

When evaluating new products or services, ignore technical buzzwords and ask: 'What does this actually do for the user that's different or better?'

How It Works

Technical implementation details are invisible to users; only the end experience matters for adoption and success

Failure Modes

Getting excited about technology without user benefit

Dismissing genuinely innovative products because you don't like the buzzwords

Building products that are technically impressive but user-irrelevant

Example Decision

A new social platform is described as 'decentralized' and 'open source' but functions identically to Twitter. Focus on user experience rather than technical architecture when deciding whether to adopt it