This example conversation really hits the nerve what I wanted to say in my other recent post. πŸ’‘
I agree. There is no point in distancing and isolating ourselves.
Analogy: the iphone πŸ“±is a computer. But using the analogy of a mobile phone made it accessible to every day people. Apps on the first iphone were (still are but think back to 2009) were just programs - but using skeumorphic design made it understandable for every day people and fell less out there nerdy stuff. The iphone πŸ“± was designed as a normal product and not as the new world of tech that it actually was.