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Two UX Patterns We Don’t Talk About Enough
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Part of theReality Drift framework Two UX Patterns We Don’t Talk About Enough Modern UX systems optimize faster than users can form meaning and the gap quietly reshapes experience. Figure 1. The UX Optimization Trap Figure 2. The Synthetic Realness Gradient
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Part of theReality Drift framework Feedback loops tuned to engagement eventually degrade the signal they depend on. As systems optimize for legibility and performance, experience itself begins to change. Why this matters for UX teams • Engagement metrics increasingly reflect system behavior, not human intent • Reduced friction can reduce memory, agency, and attunement • Optimization can succeed locally while eroding meaning globally Optimization isn’t the problem. Losing the signal of lived experience is.