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Discussion on: Should a button communicate the current state, the intended behavior, or both?

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Ben Sinclair

Here's an example of the worst possible combination of things, courtesy of Quora:

Screenshot of the follow and notification icons from Quora

It says "Follow", but that's not an action, because the tiny tick indicates I'm already following. I have no idea what happens if I click on "All notifs" and don't want to try.

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Eduard Babayan

This. Confuses me every time.