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Bria Bryant

One of my Big Tech pet peeves has always been when people use huge numbers in mocks . Like “you’re approved for a 1.7M home loan”. STFU! Who is this for lol

Janey
Replying to @briamazing

ahaha, I have this problem too...when I was shipping GitHub Sponsors some of the mockups had something like people getting 7k sponsorships for the first month. The program hadn't even been out long enough for that to happen like what.

Bria Bryant
Replying to @janeyswork

I sometimes forgive aspirational numbers about the product itself (# subscribers, earnings) but when the numbers assume the person’s entire lifestyle unrelated to the product I feel like it’s a sign the designers need therapy (I say this as a designer who needs therapy) 😅

Janey
Replying to @briamazing

Yes it definitely depends! Sometimes when funding-based models are so high it ends up being more unattainable than aspirational or like maybe this product / service isnt tailored to people like me so I’m always scanning. I hope it doesnt happen frequently but good for a laugh!