> if you can't even be bothered to read 2 minutes about it and make such a mistake, that is entirely on you.

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> It's covered in GUI FAQ, take time to read.

- /u/DavidSonstebo (CEO of IOTA)

Wow.

Anyone who has ever built software knows that users rarely read FAQs (maybe 1-5%). Anyone who's ever made ANY product/service/contract knows most users don't read the fine print.

I'm not sure if he's one of those hardcore backend guys who are oblivious to how humans use software, or maybe a bit autistic in his expectations of other people's capabilities/worldview, or is highly arrogant (rolling your own crypto fits this category well), or simply doesn't care because "everyone else is just not as smart as me". But regardless of the whys, that's simply no excuse in 2018 for pushing out very serious software, with real users, and significant time/money being potentially lost due to a complete disregard for real-life UX/UI.

> IOTA was made for machines, not humans.

This is no excuse either, it's a predictable expectation that new users will come in with their own preconceived understanding of how cryptocurrencies work - informed by how nearly every other currency works. So if your currency functions significantly different it's on the creator to communicate those differences clearly to the users.