Fred Z.
fred-zed.bsky.social
Fred Z.
@fred-zed.bsky.social
Game designer, adventurer, occasional karaoke host, and American immigrant. I contain multitudes, but usually talk about writing and designing for games. See my longer form stuff at https://fredzed.substack.com/
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.

Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Only help I’ve found is to channel it into art/writing.
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Any ideas how the format could be changed to avoid toxicity, or at least minimize it? A different reward incentive other than "provoking engagement" seems like one. Maybe removing anonymity? Limited posts or responses per day? (lots come with their own drawbacks, of course)
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Oh hey, I got that same design test from them last year. Killed myself doing it in a week, then didn’t back for months until they unceremoniously dumped the application.

So bad it prompted me to write about how poorly design tests are used in hiring:

fredzed.substack.com/p/the-job-hu...
The Job Hunt: Design Tests
How to take them, how to make them, and what good they serve
fredzed.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM