Intentional Design Debate

Commenters assert or question whether specific features, behaviors, or outcomes in software, products, or events are deliberately designed that way rather than accidental or mistaken.

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Sample Comments

distrill Oct 28, 2021 View on HN

It's definitely intentional

gwern Jun 6, 2022 View on HN

I expect that's intentional.

JustSomeNobody Mar 15, 2023 View on HN

That's probably on purpose.

plussed_reader Oct 19, 2017 View on HN

I would wager it's intentional.

_5uxp Feb 14, 2023 View on HN

It's intentional by design.

tinyhouse Jan 17, 2023 View on HN

You're naive to think this is not intentional...

xutopia Oct 23, 2014 View on HN

Pretty sure it's intantional.

andrepd Apr 27, 2022 View on HN

You would be mistaken if you think that is not by design.

Thetawaves Dec 2, 2022 View on HN

That was by design wasn't it...

lovedj Mar 23, 2016 View on HN

i think this was put in there on purpose