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I find it funny that on their powder's product page[1], they champion themselves for "Transparent Labeling", and right under that put the "bad" stuff in barely
by discreditable 9y ago
I find it funny that on their powder's product page[1], they champion themselves for "Transparent Labeling", and right under that put the "bad" stuff in barely legible grey.
1. https://www.soylent.com/product/powder/ https://www.soylent.com/product/powder/
- graedus 9y agoMaybe they arrived at that gray by increasing the transparency of the normal text color.
- nilved 9y agoThis is simply disingenuous. That's perfectly legible. Especially compared to the common practice of not posting it at all. I don't see how anyone can be upset at this.
- dragonwriter 9y agoI don't think anyone would find it noteworthy if they weren't claiming to be a champion of transparency.
- nilved 9y agoWhich they are, for listing it at all. Complaining that the text is a slightly lighter shade of grey betrays that.
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- pervycreeper 9y agoNot to mention describing those traits as "bad". The second column casts the creators in a good light by suggesting that they value empiricism and science over snake-oil and magic.
- earlyriser 9y agoI don't see this as a dark pattern or a malicious decision. Most of the stuff we buy don't explicitly say "It's not organic", "It's not allergen-free". I know they are minimizing this and putting the focus on the other column, but it looks more transparent than other companies in my opinion.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoMinimizing the truth, not a dark pattern...hmmmm.
- nilved 9y agoHow is posting it clearly on their website minimizing the truth? As a reasonable person, don't you think that if they were trying to minimize the truth, they would just not include it like everyone else?
- CodeWriter23 9y agoI’m not commenting on the posting on the website, I’m parsing the parent post’s assertion, wherein (s)he said they didn’t think using grey to minimize facts presented was a dark pattern. I question that logic. Obfuscation is a dark pattern IMO, even if gently applied (like in this case) because using any method to downplay facts is a deterrent to knowing the truth.