Strange user interface design

Warning - slight rant content.
I've been coming across multiple instances where a program displays what appears to be a prompt screen, e.g. "Choose between cash or card." only to immediately display some other screen. In the example given, on a self-checkout device, if the only option is card, then it goes immediately to the screen telling me to use my card.
I thought this practice might reflect the Android development environment, but I see it (as in my example) on machines that are running some version of Windows.
I don't understand this philosophy. It's bad enough that user interface seems to have degenerated to the point where there is no feedback as to whether one has managed to select something, other than an eventual response which sometimes takes a minute (yes, that's a separate gripe). But these days one doesn't even know whether a selection is required.
I've even tried to select something only to select something completely different, and unwanted, on the subsequent screen.
Every paragraph above, except the first, starts with 'I'. Hmmm....
Sylvia.