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Let's just call miming physical switch travel and movement what it is: skeuomorphic animation

And just like its design counterpoint, while some may enjoy the aesthetic, it's actually superfluous and we've mostly moved on.

I get it, it's visual, it's easy to show one's boss domain knowledge; it doesn't do anything for accessibility and the feel (dependable repeatable ui workflow).



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