The single-column layout is probably easier for regular users to get used to. And now it’s really easy to switch layouts anyway.
nostr:npub1syjmjy0dp62dhccq3g97fr87tngvpvzey08llyt6ul58m2zqpzps9wf6wl why did you decide to set the single column as default?
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Easier? I don't know, maybe is true if we want to adapt to the comfort of users accustomed to the phone. But for sure the single column layout is slower, since it requires more clicks to browse around.
In this way, Jumble loses one of its most interesting features, and the desktop advantages, in order to conform to the “standard,” without any real data to support this supposed improvement.
I think many people come to Jumble wanting to have an experience like X app. And in my experience, people find strange the two columns, because it's not common on most successful social networks they still use.
I don't see any slowdown using single column and as Cody said, it's very easy to switch to two columns now.
Which interesting features we have on two columns that we don't have on single column?
My idea is to present a familiar layout to new users so they might find it easier to get started (though, of course, there’s no data to support this either). Once they stick around, they may discover the two-column mode on their own, and end up liking it. People tend to appreciate things they discover by themselves rather than those that are forced upon them.
My idea is that because users are already familiar with social apps' paradigms (feed, posts, etc) you don't confuse them with a slightly different UI that shows more content.
At the same time pushing two-columns you break the doom scroll goal that every platform has, giving more attention to long contents and genuine discussions.
So it's not only a UI preference, it's offering users a new perspective that is strongly related to Nostr's values.