Not for me, for most people. I'm talking about changes on the internet and in technology. Primarily, people who complain about Vista, or the recent redesigns of last.fm and Facebook. This was sparked by being invited to a group on Facebook called something ridiculous like "1,000,000 UNITE AGAINST THE NEW FACEBOOK!" more like "HELLO WE ARE IGNORANT AND AFRAID OF CHANGE!"
Seriously, get over it. The only reason people don't like it is because it's new. It's always that way and people still don't get it. When software changes, in most cases, it's going to stay that way, and it's always like that. The change is for the better - we would still all be using Windows 98 if that weren't the case, and there are still people that use it because they can't grow up and learn to adapt. They suffer the consequences for themselves in using outdated software, so there's really no reason for me to get so fired up about this, I just don't like seeing people being so helpless and clueless.
Update for recent changes: Listen to yourselves, whining that you want the old Facebook back when a few months prior you were whining that you wanted the old old Facebook back. You'll adapt to this like you've adapted to that.
I suppose this can be translated into real life as well. You can figure that out on your own.
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Dear Sir Mick,
I believe there is one important argument against these facebook changes that does not apply elsewhere, for the most part.
Before I get to that, I want to say that you are essentially correct. Some people are afraid of change for being change. You and I are the types who, when wanting to know how to work some new technology, go about our way pressing all the buttons. We know this is the best way. But some people don't want to take the time, and just get frustrated. Well, they're in a sorry state for using computers at all.
But here is the argument against facebook specifically. When I look at these new pages, I don't see anything added. Maybe that chat thing the first time. It's still mostly the same.
It seems, to the average user, they're simply reorganizing the format. To be fair, that is annoying. When some websites do it, it makes me want to pluck my eyeballs out and chew on them for thirty-four minutes, you know?
Consider that line of thinking and get back to me. I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter.
The current trend in website development is trying to be as "Web 2.0" as possible, and Facebook is just striving to attain that goal alongside the rest of the socially-driven and trend-seeking websites infesting the internet right now.
They are achieving it whether anyone likes it or not, they've managed to make themselves even more simplistic in their design approach and use even more AJAX than they were before, two very important keys in being "Web 2.0"
While people may have varying opinions on whether a new design is better or worse, they can always rest in the fact that in a few short days or weeks, they're going to be perfectly acclimated to it start crying again the next time a redesign happens.
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