--- title: "Complicated sticks" url: https://daily.dev/posts/complicated-sticks-jwvlubkdx source_url: https://uxdesign.cc/complicated-sticks-6ce8bec56b43 type: article source: "Medium" published: 2024-05-14T06:27:04.076Z updated: 2024-05-14T06:27:03.790Z tags: ["tech-news", "tools"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 5 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Complicated sticks **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 4 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post discusses the trend of making what the author calls 'complicated sticks', which are complex tech products that are useful for everything and nothing in particular. The author criticizes the trend in product design and marketing that focuses on potential experiences rather than specific purposes. The post references an ad for the newest iPad as an example. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#tools](https://daily.dev/tags/tools) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/complicated-sticks-jwvlubkdx)