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It’s time to retire the term “user”

2024/8/21
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MIT Technology Review Narrated

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Though “user” seems to describe a relationship that is deeply transactional, many of the technological relationships in which a person would be considered a user are actually quite personal. That being the case, is the term “user” still relevant? 

This story was written by Taylor Majewski and narrated by Noa.