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Most people who are on the inside of a technology have no idea what it's like to look at from an end user's point of view. This is why they have focus groups. I'm really familiar with this because I worked 10 years for Hallmark Cards in the U.S.

— Pat Cadigan

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

People get comfortable with technologies.

— Jennifer Doudna

I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.

— Jack Ma

I think there is an awful lot of technology for technology's sake. I have yet to be convinced by my husband that persuading our mobiles to talk to our computers is going to be quicker and more straightforward than scribbling a note in our kitchen diary.

— Jojo Moyes

I don't try to show off technology in my work. The technology is a means to tell stories, so I think conversations about my work can be had by very large audiences.

— Marco Tempest

Technology is a bit of a double-edged sword. Used right, it's a wonderful tool, but unfortunately, it makes it easier for a lot of mediocre people to get really crappy ideas out.

— Martin Gore

People are looking to have more meaning in their lives. It is a sign the technology community is coming of age.

— John Doerr

For all their expertise at figuring out how things work, technical people are often painfully aware how much of human behavior is a mystery. People do things for unfathomable reasons. They are opaque even to themselves.

— Gary Wolf

Digital technology is both arousing and distancing. We don't look at the users on the other side as people. They aren't - they're just usernames, Facebook photos and Twitter handles.

— Douglas Rushkoff

Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.

— Paul Allen

If anything, Powerpoint, if used well, would ideally reflect the way we think.

— Steven Pinker

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