Re:Shirt Without Stripes
by dredmorbius on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @12:47AM
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I thought I'd written on a more comparable gripe similar to the "shirt without stripes" problem in online commerce, the confusopoly item was the closest I could find readily. (Other is likely among my G+ take-out.)
Both though have the same essence: a manifestly confusing and annoying interface may be serving the merchant's interests.
See also Ling's Cars, possibly explaining awful Web design:
https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/7tojtidef_l4r_sdbringw (HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16921212)
I'm not sure trying to confuse people about whether a shirt has stripes on it would make as much sense. The purchaser seems likely to give up on picking an ideal shirt and just go with the cheapest result.