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I agree with the concept here, but some of the examples are strange. The AirBnB and Etsy ones in particular - they show there is demand and a limited number of
by abritinthebay 9y ago
I agree with the concept here, but some of the examples are strange.
The AirBnB and Etsy ones in particular - they show there is demand and a limited number of spaces/inventory/etc. That's useful information to me!
How annoying is it to find the perfect place to stay but when you go to book they're sold out... and you just missed the last spot? Same thing for buying something.
Now you can argue they could communicate those differently but it's a good feature.
- toufka 9y agoRead the source code - most of those dialogues ("only X left!") are hard-coded random numbers and are in no way correlated to actual inventory or demand information. Said another way, they are lies [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15297915&goto=news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15297915&goto=news
- abritinthebay 9y agoThat’s an implementation detail tho - not a design one. So my point about the complaint still stands.
- design 9y agoIt speaks to the intention behind the design, which apparently isn't user value.