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inclinq 15 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Design is compromise

The problem isn't compromise.

It's pretending there isn't one.

Every product optimizes for something. The interesting question is what it chose to sacrifice.

groundzeros2015 15 days ago [–]

Agreed. And making explicit that a trade off needs to be made tends to make people uncomfortable. They want to keep their options open.

Understanding this seems to be essential for leaders in general.

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