[Ensorceled]

It's also gaslighting ... I'm also imagining a whole bunch of users trying to find some rarely used feature that they remember being there, isn't in the menu anymore and questioning their sanity.

[sumtechguy]

> isn't in the menu anymore and questioning their sanity

Pretty much every OS update and new A/B tested web page out there...

[Ensorceled]

OS updates are very different, I know when I upgraded my phone/computer.

A/B testing is really close to the same as this ... except one of A or B may stay in the product.

[gtirloni]

> It's also gaslighting

You mean it's an abusive relationship between the developer and the users?

[maximus-decimus]

He means it makes people question their sanity because they could have sworn the feature was right there.

[gtirloni]

Thanks, never saw that term used in this way.

[Ensorceled]

gaslighting is deliberately doing things to make someone question their memory, sanity or perception of reality. It's a technique often used in abusive relationships as a method of control but a lot of people now use it to mean "lying to you".

This may not exactly be gaslighting, since they may not have the intent of making you question your memory but ...

[gtirloni]

Thank you, much appreciated