They've converged because manufacturers kowtow to the maximum likelihood sale, not because we think they're nice. Of course, some people think they are nice.

They've converged because manufacturers kowtow to the maximum likelihood sale, not because we think they're nice. Of course, some people think they are nice. And yeah, maybe in a choice discrimination/maxDiff study, I would choose some of these converged styles over other styles, but not necessarily among all potential options. Then, because manufacturing capacity is limited (whether we are manufacturing cars/spaces/aesthetics/ideas), the choice set that is actually available narrows. Call it the tyranny of data science.