SE: Can you please do something about these confangled confirmation windows?

[ElHeggunte]

You’re all severely underestimating people’s ability to destroy or purchase or enter the wrong thing even with confirmations.

[Wasselin]

You’re all severely underestimating people’s ability to destroy or purchase or enter the wrong thing even with confirmations.

If people do the wrong thing despite the confirmation windows, what purpose are the confirmation windows serving?

[Gwenkatsu]

If people do the wrong thing despite the confirmation windows, what purpose are the confirmation windows serving?

None. When you do the same process a couple of times, you will automatically wave away the confirmation window without reading it. Click action -> click "ok" on whatever window opens afterwards becomes part of your muscle memory.

That's why user friendly software adds a "don't show this message again" checkbox to their confirmation windows, so when you already know you don't read them, you can simply hide them for the future. No addons required, just 30 seconds of work for the person that programs said confirmation window.

[Miohazuki]

If people do the wrong thing despite the confirmation windows, what purpose are the confirmation windows serving?

To save you from blunder