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Then I don't get it. Just the same way that I don't get Temu. I buy a lot of stuff on Aliexpress. Mostly electronics, odd tools, materials for hobby projects
by bborud 2y ago
Then I don't get it.
Just the same way that I don't get Temu. I buy a lot of stuff on Aliexpress. Mostly electronics, odd tools, materials for hobby projects etc. I would think Temu would be interested in my business. But every time I've clicked on a product link there I get this stilly spin-the-wheel nonsense. Which just represents a hurdle I have to get past to order something. After you get that a few times you grow tired of it. So now I never click on Temu links. I go on Aliexpress instead because they'll sell it to me without this whole nonsense.
Again, how does this help them make money? Is it a kind of filter that is supposed to repulse people like me and attract people who find this kind of interface attractive? Presumably because they can get more money out of people with certain traits?
I don't get it how interposing a lot of nonsense between me and the things I am trying to access or buy is supposed to boost revenue. Can someone explain this to me?
- cudgy 2y agoMaybe because they make so much money from the ads and unsuspecting users that subscribe to a trial and forget to cancel? Maybe because many websites are developed using similar toolsets, permeating antipatterns, and horrible UI models?