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In human–computer interaction, baby duck syndrome denotes the tendency for computer users to "imprint" on the first system they learn, then judge other systems by their similarity to that first system. The result is that "users generally prefer systems similar to those they learned on and dislike unfamiliar systems". The issue may present itself relatively early in a computer user's experience, and it has been observed to impede education of students in new software systems or user interfaces.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_(psychology)#Baby...



Are you gonna clarify at all how this is relevant to the original article...?


No, because their first experience in online discussion was slashdot. They are forever bound to that now.


When I posted it, a lot of replies were from people disliking the changes. I thought my reply would be interesting for those who noticed it too.




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