User Experiences that Matter

Share this post

Whose risk?

substack.antonsten.com

Discover more from User Experiences that Matter

I write a newsletter every two-four weeks. I'll let you decide if it’s any good but people seem to stay on. In fact, thousands of smart people incl. designers from Amazon, IDEO, Figma and Shopify are subscribers.
Over 2,000 subscribers
Continue reading
Sign in

Whose risk?

Anton Sten
Apr 9, 2018
Share this post

Whose risk?

substack.antonsten.com
Share

We cannot be part of a discussion on what risks a certain technology has without asking whose risks. It makes an awful lot of difference. …It’s quite pointless to talk about risk-benefit without saying, “Are those who are at risk also getting the benefits, or are those who are getting the benefits very far removed from risk?”

This is particularly the case if you look at development in the Third World, for example, where women are often in the end more disadvantaged than they were before. The questions to ask are “Whose benefits? Whose risks?” rather than “What benefits? What risks?”Seven into seven.

While this great post by Ethan Marcotte originally discussed the topic of Google AMP, it's just as relevant today regarding Facebook. It's clear now that the users are taking the risk while Facebook themselves are getting the benefits.

Share this post

Whose risk?

substack.antonsten.com
Share
Previous
Next
Comments
Top
New
Community

No posts

Ready for more?

© 2023 Anton Sten, Le Petit Garcon AB
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing