• mean_bean279@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The problem is that people interpret minimalism to mean whatever they want. In Tesla’s case it means no buttons but tons of functions just hidden in sub-menus. In some it means an array of buttons each only doing one thing. There’s a good mix between them, but minimalism doesn’t mean removing everything or creating only one “thing” it means maximizing how little you actually need. Some buttons (like defrost, temp control, gear position, windshield wipers and others) are actually necessary and therefore removing them isn’t minimalism but simply just absence.

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      1 year ago

      I’m aware of the ambiguity behind “minimalism”. My point is that they likely didn’t think on usage (“less clutter that requires your eyes to be off the road”), and instead were following the trend of minimalism being interpreted as removal for the sake of removal - that you see in other industries too.

      • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        They had no real consideration of minimalism. They had a big touch screen and didn’t want to spend money on buttons. Minimalism was the justification as a matter of marketing.