The only truly intuitive interface is the nipple.
– Jay Vollmer
I’ve always kind of liked this quote. But recently, I realized, it’s all wrong. Not only do many babies need to learn to breast feed, but the human nipple is terribly unpredictable.
If a baby suckles on a male nipple, nothing happens! Suck on a female nipple, and only then do you get results. A baby could become totally discouraged from the first attempt and stop suckling on nipples. It would arguably be insane to do anything else.
The hallmark of a bad interface is doing unpredictable things when pressing the same button. So shame on you, evolution.
Good post, dude. I can taste the milk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation
I disagree that “nothing happens” when sucking on a male nipple. Maybe nothing for a baby looking to nurse, but there can definitely be “results” in a different context.