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I've thought about this a fair amount and come to the conclusion that HN readers as a group just cannot wrap their heads around why the majority of consumers ar

I've thought about this a fair amount and come to the conclusion that HN readers as a group just cannot wrap their heads around why the majority of consumers are so enamored by thin stuff - but they are, and that's why these companies keep doing this. It seems wildly stupid, and it is in some objective sense, but people make bad purchasing decisions. See: Cars in the united states continuing to get bigger and bigger.

dingaling 6y ago
Are they really enamoured with it, or is it just that when they go to upgrade their (phone|laptop|fridge) the mainstream store only has a choice of the 10 best-advertised products? I searched for weeks to find a phone matching my SO's requirements and in the end had to order it from China . Few 'majority consumers' have the time or patience for that, so they just put up with thin batteries and camera bumps.