Georgy Osetinskiy

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

But the undisputed gold medal in the Idiot Olympics goes, of course, to @VW. Which of your developers, in the midst of an alcohol-induced fever dream, decided it was perfectly reasonable for a car crawling through a parking lot to slam itself into Park the instant the driver lifts their arse half an inch off the seat—say, to get a better view in the mirror? Truly groundbreaking engineering. Who needs control over their own car when Volkswagen’s army of geniuses can make these decisions for them?

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

If you’ve ever thought, “Who the hell approved this?”, you’ve found the right account.

I expose the dumbest design decisions in the products we use every day—from apps and software to cars and everything in between.

Most of these failures come from one of three things: incompetence, penny-pinching, or corporations full of people optimizing for meetings instead of users.

My goal isn’t to rant—it’s to push for better products by calling out the nonsense we’re all expected to accept.

Follow for sharp, constructive criticism, and share your own stories in the comments.

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

Your new Mercedes is spying on you and it is worse that you could imagine.

Congratulations on buying a brand-new Mercedes. What you see in this photo is an infrared camera constantly watching your face to determine what you’re doing while driving.

Mercedes says it doesn’t store any images. Conveniently, there’s no practical way for you to verify that. And since the car receives over-the-air software updates, the camera’s behavior could be changed at any time without you replacing a single piece of hardware.

If those recordings ever become available, they could easily end up being used against you after an accident.

And here’s the best part: you can’t opt out. You can’t remove this feature when ordering the car. You pay a premium price, and Mercedes decides that an always-watching camera pointed at your face is simply part of the package.

Welcome to the future of “luxury.”

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

By the way, @renault_fr — you actually build excellent engines and genuinely great cars that, in my opinion, are miles ahead of Mercedes when it comes to quality, design, and engineering. Keep up the great work—you’ve earned it.

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

Imagine paying premium Mercedes money for your brand-new car… only to be handed a bizarre Frankenstein’s monster stitched together from bargain-bin Chinese plastic that would’ve looked outdated a decade ago.

That’s exactly what you get when you buy the new A180—with a Renault engine under the hood. Nice-looking upholstery sits right next to creaky, cheap-as-dirt plastic, and then—ta-da!—some MBA-worshipping cost-cutting genius decided your front passenger doesn’t deserve a grab handle on the ceiling.

@MercedesBenz, which one of your design geniuses came up with all this brilliance in the first place? And, more importantly, who was the even bigger genius that looked at it all and said, “Yep, let’s build it exactly like that”?

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

You are pressing the button to reduce cruise control speed and that deactivates the cruise control system itself. That’s some buggy Chinese car you think? No, that’s brand new @MercedesBenz!

In attempt to reduce costs their genius engineers came up with the idea to merge the buttons under same pane. Thus your most natural finger position to press “set-“ to reduce speed is pressing the “Cancel” button the same time. And because buttons are merged there is no tactile distinction.

Bravo @MercedesBenzUSA, well saved 5 cents!

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

The prestigious silver medal goes to the degenerates at @HMGnewsroom @Hyundai @Hyundai_Global, whose rear seats can fold themselves while the car is moving and attempt to crush a child if something in the boot happens to press the button. Apparently, disabling those buttons while the vehicle is in motion would have required a technological breakthrough somewhere on the level of nuclear fusion.

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

It really feels as though modern car manufacturers are competing to see who can cram the most irritating beeps and other idiotic nonsense into a car.

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

But the undisputed gold medal in the Idiot Olympics goes, of course, to @VW. Which of your developers, in the midst of an alcohol-induced fever dream, decided it was perfectly reasonable for a car crawling through a parking lot to slam itself into Park the instant the driver lifts their arse half an inch off the seat—say, to get a better view in the mirror? Truly groundbreaking engineering. Who needs control over their own car when Volkswagen’s army of geniuses can make these decisions for them?

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

Hey @MercedesBenz why the fuck your A180 beeps every time I engage R gear? Do you morons really think that I need additional reminder that I am about to reverse?

[Georgy Osetinskiy @GeorgyOset]

I don’t care if Ukraine hit civilian targets with civilians casualties. The defending party could do anything they want to.