Reading A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design felt less like a critique of current technology and more like a reminder of how disconnected we’ve become from our own bodies when interacting with digital tools. What stood out to me wasn’t just the fixation on touch or screens, but the larger idea that we’ve built a digital world that doesn’t physically involve us much at all. We sit, swipe, and speak to our devices, but rarely do we engage with them in a way that feels natural or satisfying. That idea made me reflect on how strange it is that we’ve accepted this passive interaction style as normal, even though it barely scratches the surface of what our senses and motor skills are capable of. The rant made me question whether convenience has quietly replaced depth in our relationship with technology.
What also struck me was the underlying urgency — not just to change what we build, but to change how we think about building. It challenged the assumption that progress is purely about making things smaller, faster, or more responsive. Instead, it asked: what if we measured progress by how much it involves us — our movement, our perception, our ability to explore ideas physically, not just conceptually? It reminded me that interaction design isn’t only about the interface; it’s about the experience and how deeply it aligns with our human nature. This reading didn’t just shift my thinking about interfaces — it made me realize that future design needs to be less about controlling machines and more about collaborating with them through a fuller range of expression. That’s a future I’d like to be part of.