Modern UI rules

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Software employing the Modern UI rule #6.

Modern UI rule #1: Confuse the user.

Modern UI rule #2: Force the user to buy larger screen.

Modern UI rule #3: Make customizing UI f*cking hard.

Rule #3 note: Make it impossible, if possible.

Modern UI rule #4: Use Emoji, not icons.

Modern UI rule #5: Reimplement Emoji rendering. Using system font renderer is boring.

Modern UI rule #6: Let your users explore the UI. For example, hide important stuff to hamburger menus. The users will then need to explore the UI.

Modern UI rule #7: Buttons look best when disguised as non-clickable text.