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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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We can't even pump fuel anymore without holding a digital billboard (Netherlands) (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Cattail@lemmy.world to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world
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[–] Damage@feddit.it 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

WTF. And this is profitable?

[–] crater2150@feddit.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

a filling gun with built-in display that was supposed to make refuelling more attractive

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Lmao, lmfao even.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Standard at most American gas stations now, but screen is on pump base and super loud. What do you mean profitable? Are you questioning whether ads generate revenue??

[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, just more revenue than the increased vandalism

[–] Damage@feddit.it 0 points 2 weeks ago

Putting a screen on the nozzle is more expensive than reusing the pump screen which was already there, and it's bound to break more often.