Worse on purpose

This is David, your human web crawler, trying my very best to make the web better on purpose. You're reading the Weekly Filet, the newsletter for curious minds who love when something makes them go «Huh, I never thought of it this way!». As every Friday, I'm here to help you make sense of what’s happening, and imagine what could be. It's great to have you.1. Your Glasses Got Worse On PurposeYou have probably never heard of EssilorLuxottica. But you've almost certainly given them money. And that's exactly how they like it to be. They own and produce eyewear brands from Ray-Ban and Oakley to Versace and Gucci, make huge margins while mimicking competition. And it doesn't end there. This is a case study by «Worse on Purpose», a website that documents brands that have decided to make their products worse to increase profits. So after reading this case study, it's worth clicking around some more.Your Glasses Got Worse On PurposeHow an Italian orphan built a $27 billion monopoly that…