Going Viral on LinkedIn When I Least Expected It
I never thought I'd go viral last week when I posted about Volkswagen's decision to reinstate buttons in all their vehicles. It was old news by then, and multiple car bloggers had already exhausted the topic. In reality it was a subtle nod to a company I won't publicly name that refuses to modernize. They're pulling in hundreds of millions and refuse to copy other brands that have a better look and feel. Lucky for them, their target customer demographic doesn't care and will buy the product regardless. But the bigger picture is that you should never modernize for vanity's sake or to copy trends. That thesis was lost in the comments. Most people began debating buttons vs. screen. Some even posted photos of their favorite car interiors, which I loved. I have a soft spot for French design from the 1980s. Here's the exact post verbatim: Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons in all their veh...