I had it drummed into me from an early age that personalizing everything was not a good thing. Besides, I don't think that kind of commodity-driven system makes for the most productive architecture.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Personalization is everywhere. We are constantly asked, directly or indirectly, to create Our Own Whatever - containing and limited to our 'favorite sources of information.' Republicans do that; Democrats do it; environmentalists do it; terrorists do it; science fiction enthusiasts do it. That's a real problem, I think.
I hate the fact that so much of our life is computerised rather than mechanised.
As everything becomes digitized, there's the idea that things that can't be digitized become more valuable.
If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit.
I was obsessed with this idea that these things that you collect, they just say so much about who you are. I can't say it came from hard-nosed business analysis... It was just something I really want to see built.
I didn't like the name 'personal shopper.' That makes it sound like too much of a commodity and not personal enough.
I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.
It's incredibly exciting to know people are using and living with the things I create.
All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.
I think every Internet user likes personalization.