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Also don't forget it would make it much easier for individual engineers to argue back at Management about employing dark patterns, or directives to make apps/we
by FussyZeus 9y ago
Also don't forget it would make it much easier for individual engineers to argue back at Management about employing dark patterns, or directives to make apps/websites addictive and generally harmful.
For as much as people like to gripe about LinkedIn and their variously deceptive practices, marketing heads and executives don't write code. There are engineers in there making that stuff happen.
- ng12 9y agoDo you think that's because the developers lack power or it's because they don't really care?
- s73ver_ 9y agoSome of both. I'd imagine those that cared enough, and felt confident enough in finding another job left, whereas those who weren't in such a position shut up about it.
- paxy 9y agoWhat makes you think engineers are against these practices?