Make gradient hard stops
A gradient can be striped when you move 2 stops of the same color on top of each other. It would be easier if this were not needed as is the case in Cinema 4D. So Illustrator should have a setting that gradient stops break the gradient and make stripes.
Posting this on request of a forum participant. Please see the post here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/my-illustrator-wishlist/m-p/14408654#M396609
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There is a Gradient Forge plugin, a part of Astute Graphics commercial plugin pack, and it allows to make the process of stacking stop less painful.
There is no dedicated option yet to quickly convert normal smooth gradients into this hard/stacked ones, but perhaps they will add it later.