98. Don't listen to your users

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022

Something I've been pretty inspired by recently has been the rise of Wordle.

I can only dream of making something so genius. It's a masterclass in design decisions to create something so universally loved and simple.

You probably know what I'm talking about, so I'll share with you this.

Here is the top comment when Wordle was first ever posted to Reddit. I found it when checking out Josh Wardle's website (the guy who created Wordle).

Not listening to this user feedback was probably the smartest move of all time.

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