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  1. Characteristically thoughtful article from @beep asking a deep question about design systems: Will they only ever define rules for us to follow, or could they empower us to make decisions in the moment? ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-design-systems-we-swim-in/
    1. …in reply to @tylersticka
      @beep I've written before about encouraging play in design systems (cloudfour.com/thinks/encouraging-play-in-design-systems/), but this feels subtly different to me. Most systems are maps: They show where you've been. But can they function more like navigational instruments? Should they?