Milo Axelrod is a user experience designer, artist, creator & podcaster. They explain how so much of our technology does not respect us as users and how talking to strangers about sensitive topics can teach us a lot, especially if we focus on listening. We talk about their (incredible) podcast Describing A Rock and their propensity for precision and excruciating detail. We discuss both of us identifying as "on the spectrum" and how they were baffled by neurotypical people as a kid. We also dig into the impulse to be understood and the importance of being self-critical and really questioning one's assumptions.
“For me it was really questioning myself. That’s the key: is really questioning yourself all the time. Question your assumptions. There are so many things that we think are fact, about ourselves, about the world, and they mainly aren’t. Most of the things that you think are like a core part of who you are are actually habits that you can change without being untrue to yourself. You have to just keep questioning stuff and keep learning and being open to hearing that you are wrong. That’s probably the most important thing. If you are dissatisfied with where you are, ask yourself if you have been open to the idea that you’re wrong … about anything.”
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MILO AXELROD
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EMPATHY IN TECH DESIGN: https://dispatch.moonfarmer.com/my-tech-inept-grandma-isnt-the-problem-36d64ad97c0d
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