Every application kind of needs two modes: a default mode where the user is railroaded into making the right decision, and an "I'm not an idiot and will actually read the documentation before/after trying to make things work" mode. If you stick the toggle for the two modes somewhere that you'd only find by reading the documentation, people will automatically categorize themselves into the mode the ought to be in.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (3 children)

android does it well, if you want "developer" mode that let's you have better control over your system you have to do some funny IT rituals you can only access by 1. knowing they exist 2. googling how to do it

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Steam OS has kind of the same philosophy too. Normal users can treat it like a switch, only ever downloading from steam, and have a perfectly intuitive experience. But power users still have the options to run other software, customize the os, and even outright replace the os.

[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

I love my Steam deck for this reason. I started out using it to replace my switch and now I'm easing my way into learning Linux.

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