Ethnography Considered Harmful

The author discusses the issue of ethnography-overuse. Many people are using ethnographies in their studies and aren't adhering to the traditional methods of doing them. They explain that doing things these ways could be more detrimental than they are beneficial.

Additionally, blindly following the results could lead to bad design. Instead, additional factors should be considered in order to determine what the best design for a given problem is. I thought this paper was a pretty tough read. It came across as more of a rant than anything.