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Choice / The Illusion of Choice

April 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

Gas pump credit card slot allows the card to be inserted with the magnetic strip facing to the left or to the right. Choice is a good thing, no? Why can’t the card be inserted upside down? Why is it even possible to insert a card ‘incorrectly’?

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