Comment on Good conversations have lots of doorknobs (2022)Comments−markhahn9mowhy not use "affordances"? it's the correct word, and even though it's low-frequency, wouldn't that pull people into the article?−devinplatt9moThe article mentions affordances. I assume the title uses doorknobs because that's a more familiar word as you point out.−markhahn8mono, "doorknob" is merely higher-frequency due to its other meanings. it's never used in this context - probably because it's a terrible affordance (see Norman - push or pull?)−ninalanyon8moDoorknobs is a more commonly used word I'll grant you, but it meant noting to me at all whereas affordances would have.
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why not use "affordances"? it's the correct word, and even though it's low-frequency, wouldn't that pull people into the article?
The article mentions affordances. I assume the title uses doorknobs because that's a more familiar word as you point out.
no, "doorknob" is merely higher-frequency due to its other meanings. it's never used in this context - probably because it's a terrible affordance (see Norman - push or pull?)
Doorknobs is a more commonly used word I'll grant you, but it meant noting to me at all whereas affordances would have.