Do you ever introspect that commercial "super clean" design is a hack on your brain to make you buy things that you wouldn't otherwise and that you should not use design as a purchase criteria?
No, because design is part of the value proposition. A brain hack that brings me happiness is... what any product is.
I have considered this and still fallen for it. I admit I am a sucker for aesthetics, to a fault indeed.
I am guilty of making decisions like this as well.
I think it's important to acknowledge our vulnerability to irrational and emotional manipulation in things like product design where product design shouldn't matter and in advertising; our own irrationality. It's hard to admit, at least for me... but denying it makes us more vulnerable to such manipulation, I think.
That's exactly why I posted my comment! You just elaborated on the idea much better than I did. :)
The Robinhood card looks to have some transparency to it. AMEX has patents on transparent cards.
It's true AMEX has patents in this area; however, they license "clear payment card technology" to others.